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Grammar : Verb
Spell : ri-ling-kwish
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈlɪŋ kwɪʃ



Definition of relinquished

Origin :
  • mid-15c., "desert, abandon;" late 15c., "give up, desist," from Old French relinquiss-, present participle stem of relinquir (12c.), from Latin relinquere "leave behind, forsake, abandon, give up," from re- "back" (see re-) + linquere "to leave," from PIE *linkw-, from root *leikw- "to leave behind" (cf. Sanskrit reknas "inheritance, wealth," rinakti "leaves;" Greek leipein "to leave;" Gothic leihvan, Old English lænan "to lend;" Old High German lihan "to borrow;" Old Norse lan "loan"). Related: Relinquished; relinquishing.
  • verb give up, let go
Example sentences :
  • But what if the duke could believe that Beatriz relinquished you?
  • Extract from : « Calderon The Courtier » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • A year later he relinquished his command, without having been able to rejoin.
  • Extract from : « With Manchesters in the East » by Gerald B. Hurst
  • He had relinquished Christine's arm, and had turned his face towards the point of the Cite.
  • Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
  • It had been too easily gained, and could be relinquished too easily.
  • Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
  • Miss Timpson relinquished the cup, took her lamp and climbed the stairs.
  • Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Not since he relinquished a mate's rating for that of a master.
  • Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • In the next room he relinquished his countenance to a frown of fierce perplexity.
  • Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
  • The doctor snapped his watch and relinquished her wrist with a smile.
  • Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs
  • She relinquished me and turned her attention to the children.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 » by Various
  • Then and there I relinquished all idea of having her help in this inquiry.
  • Extract from : « The Million-Dollar Suitcase » by Alice MacGowan

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