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relinquish
relinquish
Meaning(s)
1) to voluntarily give up
How to Memorize
Popularity
Medium
Professional
Medium
Social
relinquish responsibility/control/power
Analysis
To 'relinquish' means to give up something or to give up your rights to something. This is a formal expression used more in professional contexts.
Social Examples (Advance)
The senator relinquished power
after losing the election.
The race leader
relinquished her chance
of a medal after a disappointing performance in the final.
The President had
no intention of relinquishing control over his country.
Professional Examples (Advance)
Our main competitor looks like they are about to
relinquish
their monopoly over the west coast.
If we can convince our investors to
relinquish
the funds we could make a lot of money diversifying our target market.
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