relinquishing

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relinquishing - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Relinquish \Re*lin"quish\ (-kw?sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     Relinquished (-kw?sht); p. pr. & vb. n. Relinquishing.]
     [OF. relinquir, L. relinquere to leave behind; pref. re- re +
     linquere to leave. See Loan, and cf. Relic, Relict.]
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     1. To withdraw from; to leave behind; to desist from; to
        abandon; to quit; as, to relinquish a pursuit.
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              We ought to relinquish such rites.    --Hooker.
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              They placed Irish tenants upon the lands
              relinquished by the English.          --Sir J.
                                                    Davies.
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     2. To give up; to renounce a claim to; resign; as, to
        relinquish a debt.
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     Syn: To resign; leave; quit; forsake; abandon; desert;
          renounce; forb?ar; forego. See Resign.
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relinquishing - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  relinquishing
      n 1: a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position
           etc. [syn: relinquishment, relinquishing]
      2: the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.
         [syn: relinquishment, relinquishing]