relinquished

Meaning of relinquished

verb, past tense
  1. voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up.
    he relinquished his managerial role to become chief executive

late Middle English: from Old French relinquiss-, lengthened stem of relinquir, from Latin relinquere, from re- (expressing intensive force) + linquere ‘to leave’.

Information about relinquished

  • It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of relinquished

re-lin-quished

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 12 chars.
  • relinquished is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

relinquished synonyms

Meaning surrendered:

surrendered

Meaning refuse or resign a right or position, especially one as an heir or trustee:

renounce

Meaning refrain from insisting on or using (a right or claim):

waive

Meaning give up (an office, privilege, etc.):

resign

Meaning (of a monarch) renounce one's throne:

abdicate

Meaning relinquish possession of:

yield

Meaning give up (power or territory):

cede

Meaning give up or hand over (a person, right, or possession), typically on compulsion or demand:

surrender

Meaning go away from:

leave

Meaning leave (a place that one previously occupied):

vacate

Meaning cease to support or look after (someone); desert:

abandon

Meaning resign from (a job):

quit

Meaning give up (a job or activity):

chuck

Meaning renounce or give up (something valued or pleasant):

forsake

Meaning cease from doing or providing (something), especially something that has been provided on a regular basis:

discontinue

Meaning (of an event, action, or process) come to an end; cease to happen:

stop

Meaning come or bring to an end:

cease

Meaning let or make (something) fall vertically:

drop

Meaning keep away from or stop oneself from doing (something):

avoid

Meaning dismiss as inadequate, unacceptable, or faulty:

reject

Meaning deliberately avoid using; abstain from:

eschew

Meaning agree to give up or do without:

forswear

Meaning go without (something desirable):

forgo

Meaning strike or propel forcibly with the foot:

kick

relinquished antonyms

Meaning have or retain possession of:

keep

Meaning continue to have (something); keep possession of:

retain

Meaning persist in an activity or process:

continue

Anagrams of relinquished

derelinquish

Words that rhyme with relinquished

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