verb
to let out of one's possession or control completely
few leaders willingly relinquish power
Synonyms: abandon, cede, give up, hand over, lay down, leave, resign, surrender, ||turn up, waive, yield; compare abdicate 1
Related Word: lay aside; quit, throw up; abdicate, renounce; desert, forsake; abnegate, forbear, forgo, sacrifice; cast, discard, shed
Antonyms: keep