Synonym: abandon, forego, give up, release, sacrifice, surrender, waive, yield. Similar words: relinquishment, inquisitive, inquiry, inquire about, in question, in quantity, anguish, requisite. Meaning: [rɪ'lɪŋkwɪʃ] 
v. 1. part with a possession or right 2. relinquish to the power of another; yield to the control of another 3. do without or cease to hold or adhere to 4. turn away from; give up 5. release, as from one's grip.
v. 1. part with a possession or right 2. relinquish to the power of another; yield to the control of another 3. do without or cease to hold or adhere to 4. turn away from; give up 5. release, as from one's grip. 
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31. Otton, the junior who shared time with Kyle Wachholtz at quarterback, started and did not relinquish the position.
32. Having enjoyed a remarkable degree of freedom for several years it was now hard to relinquish areas of control.
33. Stewart, chairwoman of Omnimedia, will relinquish the job of editor in chief at her magazine to editor Stephen Drucker.
34. Equally some parents in the study quoted above, wanted to say good-bye and relinquish their children in a positive sense.
35. Libraries are powerless to relinquish them.
36. Finally he relinquish his plan for want of business.
37. They had to relinquish their position to the enemy.
38. Against them, too, I must never relinquish control.
39. To relinquish ( power or responsibility ) formally.
40. This helps the service class instance relinquish the resources it is using.
41. Toyota's president Watanabe is expected to relinquish his job next year.
42. He was forced by law to relinquish the children to their mother.
43. The old king was made to relinquish his power to his son.
44. Who was the first President of the newly-established German Democratic Republic (GDR),(sentencedict.com) and when and how did he relinquish this position?
45. In deference to Lord Srikrishna's wishes , the Kauravas relinquish their claim to Draupadi.
46. The boycott began on December 1, 1955,[sentencedict.com] sparked by Rosa Parks' brave refusal to relinquish her seat on a segregated municipal bus to a white man.
47. Article 52 The plaintiff may relinquish or modify his claims.
48. Openly supporting Rosa Parks and her refusal to relinquish her seat to a white bus passenger made him a target for his opponents and his house was bombed.
49. On 19 March, though the weather was visibly threatening, the warships from the two nations would not sail to safety and relinquish their positions in Apia harbour.
50. He says bullfighting is too important to regional tradition to relinquish.
51. To lessen the pain, some people chose to relinquish all responsibility.
52. Relinquish your grip on the rope -- you won't fall.
53. It was doubtful whether Israel could be persuaded to relinquish its gains.
54. Both organizations are called A.P.A., and neither will relinquish the shortened form to the other.
55. It is little to relinquish. What is it but a wilderness of misery and ruin?'
56. I didn't succumb without a struggle to my uncle's allurements (H. G. Wells. See also Synonyms at produce, relinquish.
57. To relinquish military possession or occupation of ( a town, for example ).
58. To relinquish the floor of a legislative assembly (as for a period of time or a question).
59. Cowardice says, "Retreat; go back to the worldling's way of action; you cannot play the Christian's part; it is too difficult. Relinquish your principles."
60. When the longed-for help was so near, how could he relinquish hope?
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