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linquish

/ˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/

linquish verb: to relinquish; to give up.

Verb

linquish (third-person singular simple present linquishes, present participle linquishing, simple past and past participle linquished)

  1. (obsolete, rare) To relinquish; to give up.
    • But now a while I linquiſh this conflict, / And paſſe beyond the ſeas without a backe[…]1591, Ludovico Ariosto, translated by Sir John Harington, Orlando Furioso, London: G. Miller, translation of original in Italian, published 1634, book XXXIX, stanza 18, page 326
    • They pittie not their owne ſpirituall miſery how Satan deludes them of the Beniſſon; but are foggie, full of feſtiuitie, loth to linquiſh, like to languiſh, and illiterated[…]1595, B. H., The Glaſſe of Mans Folly […] , London: Thomas Creede

Forms of linquish

third-person singular presentlinquishes
present participlelinquishing
past participlelinquished
pastlinquished

Origin of linquish

Back-formation from relinquish; compare Latin linquō.

Questions about linquish

What does linquish mean?
Linquish means to relinquish; to give up.
What part of speech is linquish?
Linquish is a verb.
How do you pronounce linquish?
Linquish is pronounced /ˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/.
What is the past tense of linquish?
The past tense of linquish is linquished.

Words near linquish in the dictionary

  1. linoxin
  2. linoxins
  3. linoxyn
  4. linoxyns
  5. LINQ
  6. linquish
  7. linquished
  8. linquishes
  9. linquishing
  10. Linquist
  11. Linquists

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