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relinquishing

relinquishing is the present participle and gerund 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 relinquishing

What is relinquishing the present participle and gerund of?
Relinquishing is the present participle and gerund of relinquish.

Words near relinquishing in the dictionary

  1. relinquisher
  2. relinquishers
  3. relinquishes
  4. relinquishest
  5. relinquisheth
  6. relinquishing
  7. relinquishment
  8. relinquishments
  9. relinquisht
  10. relipidate
  11. relipidated

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