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Definition of: relinquish
(ri·ling′kwish) v.t.
1. To give up; abandon; surrender.
2. To cease to demand; renounce: to relinquish a claim.
3. To let go (a hold or something held). See synonyms under ABANDON, SURRENDER. [<OF relinquiss-, stem of relinquir <L relinquere <re- back, from + linquere leave]
—re·lin′·quish·er noun
—re·lin′quish·ment noun
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