relinquished
Meaning of relinquished
verb, past tense
- 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:
Meaning refuse or resign a right or position, especially one as an heir or trustee:
Meaning refrain from insisting on or using (a right or claim):
Meaning give up (an office, privilege, etc.):
Meaning (of a monarch) renounce one's throne:
Meaning relinquish possession of:
Meaning give up (power or territory):
Meaning give up or hand over (a person, right, or possession), typically on compulsion or demand:
Meaning go away from:
Meaning leave (a place that one previously occupied):
Meaning cease to support or look after (someone); desert:
Meaning resign from (a job):
Meaning give up (a job or activity):
Meaning renounce or give up (something valued or pleasant):
Meaning cease from doing or providing (something), especially something that has been provided on a regular basis:
Meaning (of an event, action, or process) come to an end; cease to happen:
Meaning come or bring to an end:
Meaning let or make (something) fall vertically:
Meaning keep away from or stop oneself from doing (something):
Meaning dismiss as inadequate, unacceptable, or faulty:
Meaning deliberately avoid using; abstain from:
Meaning agree to give up or do without:
Meaning go without (something desirable):
Meaning strike or propel forcibly with the foot:
relinquished antonyms
Meaning have or retain possession of:
Meaning continue to have (something); keep possession of:
Meaning persist in an activity or process:
Anagrams of relinquished
Words that rhyme with relinquished
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