relinquish
US: /ɹiˈɫɪŋkwɪʃ/, /ɹɪˈɫɪŋkwɪʃ/
UK: /ɹɪlˈɪnkwɪʃ/
UK: /ɹɪlˈɪnkwɪʃ/
English Vietnamese dictionary
relinquish /ri'liɳkwiʃ/
- ngoại động từ
- bỏ, từ bỏ (thói quen, hy vọng, quyền lợi...)
- to relinquish one's hopes: từ bỏ hy vọng
- to relinquish one's habits: bỏ những thói quen
- buông, thả
- to relinquish one's hold: buông tay ra
- bỏ, từ bỏ (thói quen, hy vọng, quyền lợi...)
Advanced English dictionary
+ verb
[VN] ~ sth (to sb) (formal) to stop having sth, especially when this happens unwillingly: He was forced to relinquish control of the company. + They had relinquished all hope that she was alive. + She relinquished possession of the house to her sister. + I relinquished her hand (= stopped holding it) and stood up.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 yield, give up, cede, waive, leave, quit, abandon, drop, forsake, forswear, desert, abdicate, resign, renounce, let go, surrender, vacate, retire from:
Richard was forced to relinquish the throne.
2 let go, give up, release, unloose, loose, free:
He refused to relinquish his grasp on her arm.
Collocation dictionary
ADV.
voluntarily
They will never voluntarily relinquish their independence.
VERB + RELINQUISH
be forced to
He was forced to relinquish control of the company.
| refuse to | be willing to | be reluctant to | persuade sb to
PREP.
to
She has relinquished the post to her cousin, Sir Edward.
Concise English dictionary
relinquishes|relinquished|relinquishingrɪ'lɪŋkwɪʃ
verb
+part with a possession or right
+relinquish to the power of another; yield to the control of another
+do without or cease to hold or adhere to
+turn away from; give up
+release, as from one's grip
