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relinquished

re·lin·quish
R r

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ri-ling-kwish]
    • /rɪˈlɪŋ kwɪʃ/
    • /rɪˈlɪŋ.kwɪʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ri-ling-kwish]
    • /rɪˈlɪŋ kwɪʃ/

Definitions of relinquished word

  • verb with object relinquished to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne. 1
  • verb with object relinquished to give up; put aside or desist from: to relinquish a plan. 1
  • verb with object relinquished to let go; release: to relinquish one's hold. 1
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Origin of relinquished

First appearance:

before 1425
One of the 25% oldest English words
1425-75; late Middle English relinquissen, relinquisshen < Middle French relinquiss-, long stem of relinquir ≪ Latin relinquere to leave behind, equivalent to re- re- + linquere to leave (akin to lend)

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Parts of speech for Relinquished

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Relinquished

relinquished popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for relinquished

adj relinquished

  • abandoned — An abandoned place or building is no longer used or occupied.
  • cast away — to throw or hurl; fling: The gambler cast the dice.
  • castoff — thrown away; discarded; abandoned
  • derelict — A place or building that is derelict is empty and in a bad state of repair because it has not been used or lived in for a long time.
  • deserted — abandoned; forsaken: the problems of deserted wives and children.

verb relinquished

  • abdicated — Simple past tense and past participle of abdicate.
  • ceded — to yield or formally surrender to another: to cede territory.
  • chucked — Machinery. to hold or secure with a chuck.
  • demitted — to put in or send to a lower place.
  • desisted — to cease, as from some action or proceeding; stop.
All 20 Synonyms of relinquished

Antonyms for relinquished

verb relinquished

  • babysat — to take charge of a child while the parents are temporarily away.
  • got — a simple past tense and past participle of get.
  • outrivaled — Simple past tense and past participle of outrival.
  • quarterbacked — Simple past tense and past participle of quarterback.
All 4 Antonyms of relinquished

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  • abandonee

    a person to whom something is formally relinquished, esp an insurer having the right to salvage a wreck

  • fossick

    Mining. to undermine another's digging; search for waste gold in relinquished workings, washing places, etc.

  • kenosis

    the doctrine that Christ relinquished His divine attributes so as to experience human suffering.

  • western reserve

    a tract of land in NE Ohio reserved by Connecticut (1786) when its rights to other land in the western U.S. were ceded to the federal government; relinquished in 1800.
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