Definitions for relinquishing
Overview of noun relinquishing
The noun relinquishing has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. relinquishment, relinquishing
(a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.)
2. relinquishment, relinquishing
(the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.)
Overview of verb relinquish
The verb relinquish has 4 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (9) release, relinquish, resign, free, give up
(part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne")
2. waive, relinquish, forgo, forego, foreswear, dispense with
(do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas")
3. foreswear, renounce, quit, relinquish
(turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever")
4. let go of, let go, release, relinquish
(release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope
