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relinquishment

Roget category 624

5. Words relating to the voluntary powers
5.2. Prospective volition
›› 5.2.1. Conceptional volition

#624. Relinquishment

noun

relinquishment, abandonmentdesertion, defection, secession, withdrawalcave of Adullamnolle prosequi [Lat.].
discontinuance etc. (cessation) 142renunciation etc. (recantation) 607abrogation etc. 756resignation etc. (retirement) 757desuetude etc. 614cession etc. (of property) 782.

verb

relinquish, give up, abandon, desert, forsake, leave in the lurchgo back ondepart from, secede from, withdraw fromback out ofleave, quit, take leave of, bid a long farewellvacate etc. (resign) 757.
renounce etc. (abjure) 607forego, have done with, dropdisuse etc. 678discard etc. 782wash one's hands ofdrop all idea of.
break off, leave offdesiststop etc. (cease) 142hold one's hand, stay one's handquit one's holdgive over, shut up shop.
throw up the game, throw up the cardsgive up the point, give up the argumentpass to the order of the day, move to the previous question.

adjective

unpursuedrelinquished etc. v. — relinquishing etc. v..

interjection

avast!, etc. (stop) 142.

phrase

aufgeschoben ist nicht aufgehoben [G.]entbehre gern was du nicht hast [G.].

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