relinquishing
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Is relinquishing a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.Synonyms: relinquishing, relinquishment
2. the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.Synonyms: relinquishing, relinquishment
verb (English)
1. part with a possession or rightExamples: "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"Synonyms: free, give up, release, relinquish, resign
2. do without or cease to hold or adhere toExamples: "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas"Synonyms: dispense with, forego, foreswear, forgo, relinquish, waive
3. turn away from; give upExamples: "I am foreswearing women forever"Synonyms: foreswear, quit, relinquish, renounce
4. release, as from one's gripExamples: "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall"Synonyms: let go, let go of, release, relinquishAntonyms: hold
Definition source: Wiktionary