Meaning of "relinquish" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RELINQUISH

From French relinquir, from Latin relinquere to leave behind, from re- + linquere to leave.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF RELINQUISH

relinquish  [rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RELINQUISH

Relinquish is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb relinquish in English.

WHAT DOES RELINQUISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of relinquish in the English dictionary

The first definition of relinquish in the dictionary is to give up ; abandon. Other definition of relinquish is to surrender or renounce. Relinquish is also to release; let go.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO RELINQUISH

PRESENT

Present

I relinquish

you relinquish

he/she/it relinquishes

we relinquish

you relinquish

they relinquish

Present continuous

I am relinquishing

you are relinquishing

he/she/it is relinquishing

we are relinquishing

you are relinquishing

they are relinquishing

Present perfect

I have relinquished

you have relinquished

he/she/it has relinquished

we have relinquished

you have relinquished

they have relinquished

Present perfect continuous

I have been relinquishing

you have been relinquishing

he/she/it has been relinquishing

we have been relinquishing

you have been relinquishing

they have been relinquishing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I relinquished

you relinquished

he/she/it relinquished

we relinquished

you relinquished

they relinquished

Past continuous

I was relinquishing

you were relinquishing

he/she/it was relinquishing

we were relinquishing

you were relinquishing

they were relinquishing

Past perfect

I had relinquished

you had relinquished

he/she/it had relinquished

we had relinquished

you had relinquished

they had relinquished

Past perfect continuous

I had been relinquishing

you had been relinquishing

he/she/it had been relinquishing

we had been relinquishing

you had been relinquishing

they had been relinquishing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will relinquish

you will relinquish

he/she/it will relinquish

we will relinquish

you will relinquish

they will relinquish

Future continuous

I will be relinquishing

you will be relinquishing

he/she/it will be relinquishing

we will be relinquishing

you will be relinquishing

they will be relinquishing

Future perfect

I will have relinquished

you will have relinquished

he/she/it will have relinquished

we will have relinquished

you will have relinquished

they will have relinquished

Future perfect continuous

I will have been relinquishing

you will have been relinquishing

he/she/it will have been relinquishing

we will have been relinquishing

you will have been relinquishing

they will have been relinquishing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would relinquish

you would relinquish

he/she/it would relinquish

we would relinquish

you would relinquish

they would relinquish

Conditional continuous

I would be relinquishing

you would be relinquishing

he/she/it would be relinquishing

we would be relinquishing

you would be relinquishing

they would be relinquishing

Conditional perfect

I would have relinquish

you would have relinquish

he/she/it would have relinquish

we would have relinquish

you would have relinquish

they would have relinquish

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been relinquishing

you would have been relinquishing

he/she/it would have been relinquishing

we would have been relinquishing

you would have been relinquishing

they would have been relinquishing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you relinquish
we let´s relinquish
you relinquish

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to relinquish

Past participle

relinquished

Present Participle

relinquishing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «RELINQUISH»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «relinquish» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of relinquish

abandon · abdicate · cede · desert · drop · forgo · forsake · give up · hand over · lay aside · leave · let go · quit · release · renounce · repudiate · resign · surrender · vacate · waive · yield

TRANSLATION OF RELINQUISH

Find out the translation of relinquish to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of relinquish from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «relinquish» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 放弃 >
• Translator English - Spanish: renunciar a
• English: relinquish
• Translator English - Hindi: त्यागना
• Translator English - Arabic: التخلي عن
• Translator English - Russian: отказаться
• Translator English - Portuguese: renunciar
• Translator English - Bengali: পদত্যাগ করা
• Translator English - French: renoncer à
• Translator English - Malay: Melepaskan
• Translator English - German: aufgeben
• Translator English - Japanese: 放棄する
• Translator English - Korean: 포기하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Nylametake
• Translator English - Vietnamese: buông ra
• Translator English - Tamil: கைவிட
• Translator English - Marathi: पाणी सोडणे
• Translator English - Turkish: vazgeçmek
• Translator English - Italian: rinunciare a
• Translator English - Polish: zrezygnować
• Translator English - Ukrainian: відмовитися
• Translator English - Romanian: renunța
• Translator English - Greek: παραιτηθεί
• Translator English - Afrikaans: vaar
• Translator English - Swedish: avstå
• Translator English - Norwegian: frafalle

10 QUOTES WITH «RELINQUISH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word relinquish.

1

Ulrich Beck

The idea that you surrender your identity when you relinquish national powers is unhelpful. No, indeed, precisely the opposite is the case: if done in an intelligent way, you attain the sovereignty to better solve national problems in cooperation with others.

2

Kjell Magne Bondevik

We must never relinquish the vision of a humane society and a humane world.

3

Adrien Brody

You'd be surprised how difficult it is relinquish a cell phone.

4

Jean Cocteau

If a hermit lives in a state of ecstasy, his lack of comfort becomes the height of comfort. He must relinquish it.

5

Friedrich Durrenmatt

Before anything else, we need a new age of Enlightenment. Our present political systems must relinquish their claims on truth, justice and freedom and have to replace them with the search for truth, justice, freedom and reason.

6

Charles de Gaulle

Never relinquish the initiative.

7

Franz Grillparzer

Before passing different laws for different people, I'd relinquish myself unto you as your slave.

8

Siri Hustvedt

It is tempting to think of this form of insomnia, the inability to fall asleep, as a disease of agency and control: the inability to relinquish high self-reflexive consciousness for the vulnerable, ignorant regions of slumber in which we know not what we do.

9

Wil S. Hylton

In an instant, the law was transformed: from the last passenger on the safe-haven bandwagon to a pioneer into uncharted territory. For the first time in American history, it was not only legal to relinquish a baby; in Nebraska, it was okay to abandon any child of any age for any reason at any time - with the full protection of the law.

10

Nicole Kidman

When you relinquish the desire to control your future, you can have more happiness.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RELINQUISH»

Discover the use of relinquish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to relinquish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Letting Go: Preparing Yourself to Relinquish Control of the ...

Relinquishing control of the family business is an emotionally difficult experience. Letting Go helps family business owners and CEOs make the decision to begin succession planning.

Craig E. Aronoff, Otis W. Baskin, 2011

Values that Motivate Faculty to Relinquish Or Decline Tenure

This study analyzed and reflected upon the values that motivate faculty at four public historically Black universities in North Carolina to relinquish or decline tenure.

Ernestine B. Lassiter, 2009

Swami Chinmayananda As I Know Him

As I entered the school hall where Gurudev was speaking, I had a distinct view of Him seated on the dais, and I heard the words, "RELINQUISH, RELINQUISH, RELINQUISH". I wondered what words would be next-He said "Relinquish What? , ...

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Bhagavad Gītā

... faintheartedness II/3 relinquish attachment II/48, V/10-11 relinquish the fruit II/ 51; V/12; XII/11-12; XVIII/2, 9, 11 relinquish attachment to the fruit rV/20 ; XVIII/6 relinquish grasping IV/21 relinquish certain desires VI/24 relinquish undertakings  ...

Richard Gotshalk, 1985

Those Who Choose to be Chosen: Cultivating the Seed of Choice

RELINQUISH. DOUBTAND. DARE. TO. DREAM. That, which you seek, seeks you. That, which you reach out to touch, wants you, just as that which you yearn to hold, holds you. For there is no time, no place, nor moment when you are not ...

Virginia Ashmore, 2008

The Public statutes at large of the United States of ...

H. Sumpter's representatives authorized to relinquish land, fee. P. Guthrie au. thorized to relinquish land, G.W. Bennett may relinquish land, &.C J. Calvin may relinquish, Sec. J. Fifer may relinquish, &,c. township number three south, of range ...

‎1846

Relinquish

The rising is over, but the war continues to rage.

Amy Miles, 2013

The Questions of Tenure

8. Can. Faculty. Be. Induced. to. Relinquish. Tenure? CHARLES. T. CLOTFELTER. S. uppose one believes it would be desirable to reduce the number of faculty with tenure. How might this be accomplished? Short of an edict of unimaginable ...

Richard P. CHAIT, Richard Chait, 2009

Faith Formations:

Faith To Relinquish When you relinquish controlin your life and relationships andhave faith,you openaspace in your lifefor something fresh tocome inandlet yourself release thestress. You're accepting what is and adjusting your energies and ...

Brennan Carr, 2014

Action Semantics

(1) relinquish (D1:Declaration D2:Declaration'l') = relinquish D1 and relinquish D2 . (2) relinquish |[ Izldentifier ":" N:Nominator X:( “:=" Expression)? ";" ]] = dispose of the variable bound to the token of I . (3) relinquish I] "package" I: ldentifier "is" ...

Peter Mosses, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RELINQUISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term relinquish is used in the context of the following news items.

RIL to relinquish two gas discoveries off east coast

Reliance Industries (RIL) has decided to relinquish two gas discoveries off the east coast and opted to carry out government prescribed confirmation tests to ... «Moneycontrol.com, Jul 15»

Coal India to relinquish 75% of coal blocks in Mozambique

KOLKATA (miningweekly.com) – Major Coal India Limited (CIL) has decided to relinquish 75% of the acreage of two of its licensed coal blocks in the Tete ... «Creamer Media's Mining Weekly, Jul 15»

RIL to relinquish 2 gas finds, carry out Drill Stem Test on 3 other …

NEW DELHI: Reliance Industries has decided to relinquish two discoveries and carry out the controversial Drill Stem Test (DST) at three discoveries to confirm ... «Economic Times, Jun 15»

Republicans Relinquish Donations From White Supremacist Cited …

Republican presidential candidates and members of Congress on Monday said they were returning or otherwise relinquishing donations from the head of a ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»

Rupert Murdoch to Relinquish Fox CEO Title July 1

Rupert Murdoch will elevate his sons James and Lachlan into top leadership roles in his entertainment empire later this month, carrying out a long-anticipated ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»

Andrew Barroway to relinquish role as Coyotes majority owner

Six months after he became the majority owner of the Arizona Coyotes, Andrew Barroway will step into a lesser role with the club, multiple sources told FOX ... «FOXSports.com, Jun 15»

Sepp Blatter still intending to relinquish FIFA presidency role

The ESPN FC crew respond to reports that Sepp Blatter is considering running for FIFA president again, while Shaka Hislop is not surprised in the least bit. «ESPN FC, Jun 15»

Danny Garcia forced to relinquish WBC world title

The WBC announced that Garcia and WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman had "a very emotional conversation" on Thursday and that Garcia "agreed to relinquish" ... «ESPN, Jun 15»

Fifa sponsors welcome Sepp Blatter's decision to relinquish …

Fifa sponsors welcome Sepp Blatter's decision to relinquish presidency. • McDonald's says 'allegations of corruption have overshadowed the game' • Football ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»

KKR ready to relinquish $2B investment in Samson Resources

KKR is ready to abandon its roughly $2 billion investment in Samson Resources rather than pump more money into the troubled oil and gas driller, The Post has ... «New York Post, Jun 15»