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relinquish

How to use relinquish in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for relinquish.

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I can place my work in the public domain and relinquish any right to compensation for it.

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Quick take

part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of relinquish gathered in one view.

verb

part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"

verb

do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas"

verb

turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for relinquish.

verb

part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"

See also: release, resign, free

verb

do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas"

See also: waive, forgo, forego, foreswear

verb

release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall"

See also: release

Example sentences

1

I can place my work in the public domain and relinquish any right to compensation for it.

2

After getting in a small fight with our former employees we got them to relinquish all rights to CarWoo!

3

When you act transparently you relinquish some control, and some people hate the very idea of giving up any control.

4

When her program's poetry won the school's contest, she decided to publicly relinquish her award to her computer.

5

But I don't think that someone outside that level needs to relinquish their basic privacy rights over their employment history.

6

The "main" function of any Haskell application is an IO action, but you can define pure functions which relinquish IO and global state.

7

Apple wrote the old Maps app. Google refused to allow Apple to add turn-by-turn to the old maps app. We will never know the true reasons, but it was likely due to Apple refusing to relinquish control of what was displayed to the user.

8

It's a travesty that consumers still think producers must relinquish all rights to income post-digitization.

9

That bottle of water, bought with hard-earned American dollars to relinquish my bodily fluids, so as to make me strong and keep the wheels of commerce of this great nation turning.

10

He convinced the company he worked for to relinquish the patent to encourage adoption and standardization.

11

Of necessity, an autopilot must relinquish control to human pilots in many circumstances where anomalous data is received.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use relinquish in a sentence?

I can place my work in the public domain and relinquish any right to compensation for it.

What does relinquish mean?

part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"

What part of speech is relinquish?

relinquish is commonly used as verb.