vverb.possessionpart with a possession or rightSynset:free give up release resign
Examples:- I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest
- resign a claim to the throne
Derivationally Related Form:relinquishingrelinquishmentrelease
Hypernyms:give hand pass pass on reach turn over
Inherited Hypernyms:releasepasstransfer
Direct Hyponyms:derequisitiongivesacrifice
Full Troponyms:derequisitionsacrifice
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s something to somebody
vverb.socialdo without or cease to hold or adhere toSynset:dispense with forego foreswear forgo waive
Examples:- We are dispensing with formalities
- relinquish the old ideas
Derivationally Related Form:waiver
Inherited Hypernyms:waive
Direct Hyponyms:give upkick
Full Troponyms:kick
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.possessionturn away from; give upSynset:foreswear quit renounce
Examples:- I am foreswearing women forever
Derivationally Related Form:renunciantrelinquishingrelinquishmentrenunciation
Hypernyms:abandon give up
Inherited Hypernyms:foreswearabandon
Direct Hyponyms:disclaim
Full Troponyms:disclaim
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.contactrelease, as from one's gripSynset:let go let go of release
Examples:- Let go of the door handle, please!
- relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall
Antonyms:hold
Derivationally Related Form:relinquishment
Inherited Hypernyms:let go of
Direct Hyponyms:bring outdischargedisengagelet looselet outloosemuster outpoptoggleunclaspunhandunleashwithdraw
Full Troponyms:bring outcannondeactivatedemobilizedischargedisengagepoptoggleunclaspuncorkunhandunleashunlock
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s (apply to: let go)