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Definition of relinquished :
of Relinquish
Synonyms:
gave up (part of speech: verb)
gave up, given up, desisted, ceased, stopped, withdrew, withdrawn
disused (part of speech: adjective)
refused, obsolete, rejected, rusty, unused, disused
relinquished (part of speech: verb)
released, gave given quit, capitulated, renounced, shed, disowned, shedded, foregone, forwent, waived, forgone, disclaimed
resigned (part of speech: verb)
abandoned (part of speech: verb)
forsook, left, abandoned, defected, evacuated, abdicated, forsaken, dropped, deserted, resigned, discontinued, surrendered, vacated, quit
Usage examples:
- There is no doubt that the number of religious and Christian men who have relinquished all belief in the marvellous part of the Bible has largely increased within a few years. - "Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors", James Freeman Clarke.
- He relinquished it to me with a mother's yearning. - "Somewhere in Red Gap", Harry Leon Wilson.
- Her hands were therefore full of work, and Gerty, whom Emily at once relinquished for the short time previous to the vessel's sailing, was of great assistance to her. - "The Lamplighter", Maria S. Cummins.
