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relinquished

relinquished is the simple past and past participle of relinquish.

Meaning of relinquish

Verb

relinquish (third-person singular simple present relinquishes, present participle relinquishing, simple past and past participle relinquished)

  1. (transitive) To give up, abandon or retire from something; to trade away.
    • to relinquish a title
  2. (transitive) To let go (free, away), physically release.
  3. (transitive) To metaphorically surrender, yield control or possession.
    • But it was the most fleeting of false dawns. Dmitri Yachvilli slotted a penalty from distance after Flood failed to release his man on the deck, and France took a grip they would never relinquish.2011, Tom Fordyce, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France”, in BBC Sport
  4. (transitive) To accept to give up, withdraw etc.
    • The delegations saved the negotiations by relinquishing their incompatible claims to sole jurisdiction.

Questions about relinquished

What is relinquished the simple past and past participle of?
Relinquished is the simple past and past participle of relinquish.

Words near relinquished in the dictionary

  1. relinks
  2. relinquent
  3. relinquents
  4. relinquish
  5. relinquishable
  6. relinquished
  7. relinquisher
  8. relinquishers
  9. relinquishes
  10. relinquishest
  11. relinquisheth

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