[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.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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Is relinquish a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, relinquish is tagged as verb.
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