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relinquishing

noun

1 relinquishing

A verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc..

synonym: relinquishment.

is a specific kind of: renouncement, renunciation.

is a broader term that covers: giving up, surrender, yielding.

derivation: foreswear, quit, relinquish, renounce | free, give up, release, relinquish, resign.

2 relinquishing

The act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc..

synonym: relinquishment.

is a specific kind of: conclusion, ending, termination.

is a broader term that covers: ceding, cession | handover | discharge, release, waiver.

derivation: let go, let go of, release, relinquish | foreswear, quit, relinquish, renounce | free, give up, release, relinquish, resign.

adjective

Roget 624: unpursued†; relinquished etc. v.; relinquishing etc. v..

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