What is another word for relinquishes?

Pronunciation: [ɹɪlˈɪnkwɪʃɪz] (IPA)

Relinquishes is a verb that means to give up or release something. Some synonyms that can be used in its place include surrender, abandon, yield, let go, renounce, cede, waive, hand over, forsake, and resign. Surrender emphasizes a loss of power or control, while abandon implies a careless disregard for what is being relinquished. Yield suggests giving way to something stronger, while let go emphasizes a more deliberate decision to release. Renounce implies a public rejection or disavowal, while cede suggests a legal transfer of ownership. Waive and forsake both suggest intentionally giving up a right or claim, while resign implies a formal relinquishing of a position or responsibility.

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Usage examples for Relinquishes

In her young asceticism she relinquishes a world of which she is ignorant, stifling every impulse, however innocent, that seems opposed to her new faith.
"George Eliot"
Mathilde Blind
In the first tale Aponitolau himself appears as "the sun," "the man who makes the sun," as "a round stone which rolls," but when it is established that he is the son of a couple in Kadalayapan he apparently relinquishes his duties in the sky and goes to live in the village of his people.
"Traditions of the Tinguian: A Study in Philippine Folk-Lore"
Fay-Cooper Cole
However, if either person objects, it is the other who relinquishes the dwelling - the man because he can build another and the woman because she seldom seeks separation unless she knows of a home in which she will be welcome.
"The Bontoc Igorot"
Albert Ernest Jenks

Famous quotes with Relinquishes

  • You know, we do not want the militarization of Haiti. We do not see a Haitian as a protectorate where it relinquishes its own sovereignty.
    Danny Glover
  • Until one nation ceases its attempts to dominate another, there will never be true freedom. Until one religion relinquishes its quest to prove its god superior to that of another, there shall never be world peace. We will never truly prosper or experience lasting harmony, until we refrain from preaching the gospel of our own moral values and our personal preferences by forcing it upon others.
    Anthon St Maarten
  • Sensible of his ill-desert and helplessness, persuaded of the all-sufficiency of the Redeemer, the believer therefore makes a voluntary surrender of himself into the hands of Christ, to be saved upon His own terms. He relinquishes his vain confidences, and places all his hopes on Christ. He casts himself into His arms. " Lord, to whom shall I go but to Thee?"
    Gardiner Spring

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