English-Thai Dictionary

relinquish

VT ปล่อย  leave let go(of something ploi

 

relinquish

VT ล้มเลิก  ยกเลิก  forsake give up lom-lok

 

relinquish

VT สละ  ละทิ้ง  cede renounce surrender sa-la

 

relinquish of / over

PHRV หยุด ควบคุม  ปลดปล่อย  yud-kub-kum

 

relinquish to

PHRV ยอมให้  ยก ให้  yom-hai

 

relinquishment

N การ ยกเลิก  การ ถอน ออก  kan-yok-lok

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RELINQUISH

v.t.[L. relinquo, re and linquo, to leave, to fail or faint; from the same root as liqueo, liquo, to melt or dissolve, deliquium, a fainting. Hence the sense is to withdraw or give way; to relinquish is to recede from. ] 1. To withdraw from; to leave; to quit. It may be to forsake or abandon, but it does not necessarily express the sense of the latter. A man may relinquish an enterprise for a time, or with a design never to resume it. In general, to relinquish is to leave without the intention of resuming, and equivalent to forsake, but is less emphatical than abandon and desert.
They placed Irish tenants on the lands relinquished by the English.
2. To forbear; to withdraw from; as, to relinquish the practice of intemperance; to relinquish the rites of a church.
3. To give up; to renounce a claim to; as, to relinquish a debt.
To relinquish back, or to, to give up; to release; to surrender; as, to relinquish a claim to another.

 

RELINQUISHED

pp. Left; quitted; given up.

 

RELINQUISHER

n.One who leaves or quits.

 

RELINQUISHING

ppr. Quitting; leaving; giving up.

 

RELINQUISHMENT

n.The act of leaving or quitting; a forsaking; the renouncing a claim to.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

RELINQUISH

Re *lin "quish (-kwsh ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Relinquished (-kwsht ); p.pr. & vb. n. Relinquishing. ] Etym: [OF. relinquir, L. relinquere to leave behind; pref. re- re + linquere to leave. See Loan, and cf. Relic, Relict. ]

 

1. To withdraw from; to leave behind; to desist from; to abandon; to quit; as, to relinquish a pursuit. We ought to relinquish such rites. Hooker. They placed Irish tenants upon the lands relinquished by the English. Sir J. Davies.

 

2. To give up; to renounce a claim to; resign; as, to relinquish a debt.

 

Syn. -- To resign; leave; quit; forsake; abandon; desert; renounce; forbResign.

 

RELINQUISHER

RELINQUISHER Re *lin "quish *er (-rr ), n.

 

Defn: One who relinquishes.

 

RELINQUISHMENT

RELINQUISHMENT Re *lin "quish *ment (-ment ), n.

 

Defn: The act of relinquishing.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

relinquish

re lin quish |riˈliNGkwiSH rəˈlɪŋkwɪʃ | ▶verb [ with obj. ] voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up: he relinquished his managerial role to become chief executive. DERIVATIVES re lin quish ment noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French relinquiss-, lengthened stem of relinquir, from Latin relinquere, from re- (expressing intensive force ) + linquere ‘to leave. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

relinquish

re ¦lin |quish |rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ | ▶verb [ with obj. ] voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up: he relinquished his managerial role to become chief executive. DERIVATIVES relinquishment noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French relinquiss-, lengthened stem of relinquir, from Latin relinquere, from re- (expressing intensive force ) + linquere ‘to leave ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

relinquish

relinquish verb 1 he relinquished control of the company: renounce, give up /away, hand over, let go of. ANTONYMS retain, keep. 2 she relinquished her post: leave, resign from, stand down from, bow out of, give up; informal quit, chuck. 3 he relinquished his pipe-smoking: discontinue, stop, cease, give up, desist from; informal quit, kick; formal forswear. ANTONYMS continue. 4 she relinquished her grip: let go of, release, loose, loosen, relax. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD relinquish, abandon, cede, surrender, waive, yield Of all these verbs meaning to let go or give up, relinquish is the most general. It can imply anything from simply releasing one's grasp (she relinquished the wheel ) to giving up control or possession reluctantly (after the defeat, he was forced to relinquish his command ). Surrender also implies giving up, but usually after a struggle or show of resistance (the villagers were forced to surrender to the guerrillas ). Yield is a milder synonym for surrender, implying some concession, respect, or even affection on the part of the person who is surrendering (she yielded to her mother's wishes and stayed home ). Waive means to give up voluntarily a right or claim to something (she waived her right to have a lawyer present ), while cede is to give up by legal transfer or according to the terms of a treaty (the French ceded the territory that is now Louisiana ). If one relinquishes something finally and completely, often because of weariness or discouragement, the correct word is abandon (they were told to abandon all hope of being rescued ).These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

relinquish

relinquish verb 1 he relinquished control of the company to his sons: renounce, give up, part with, give away; hand over, turn over, lay down, let go of, waive, resign, abdicate, yield, cede, surrender, sign away. ANTONYMS keep, retain. 2 he offered to relinquish his post as acting President: leave, resign from, stand down from, bow out of, walk out of, retire from, give up, depart from, vacate, pull out of, abandon, abdicate; informal quit, chuck, jack in; archaic forsake. 3 he relinquished his pipe-smoking: discontinue, stop, cease, give up, drop, desist from; avoid, steer clear of, give a wide berth to; reject, eschew, forswear, refrain from, abstain from, forbear from, forgo; informal quit, leave off, kick; archaic forsake. ANTONYMS continue. 4 she relinquished her grip on the door: let go, release, loose, unloose, loosen, relax.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

relinquish

re lin quish /rɪlɪ́ŋkwɪʃ /動詞 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠1 〈習慣 信仰 希望など 〉を断念する, 捨てる ▸ relinquish a hope 希望を捨てる .2 〈権利など 〉を放棄する ; «…に » …を譲渡する, 譲る «to » ▸ relinquish one's property [claim ]財産 [請求権 ]を放棄する .3 …を放す ▸ relinquish one's hold [grip ] on a rope 握っている綱を放す .～ment 名詞