relinquisht

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.