v.
Pronunciation: ' w ā v
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: waived ; waiv · ing
Etymology: Middle English weiven to decline, reject, give up, from Anglo-French waiver, gaiver, from waif lost, stray ― more at WAIF
Date: 14th century
1 archaic : GIVE UP , FORSAKE
2 : to throw away (stolen goods)
3 archaic : to shunt aside (as a danger or duty) : EVADE
4 a : to relinquish voluntarily (as a legal right) < waive a jury trial> b : to refrain from pressing or enforcing (as a claim or rule) : FORGO < waive the fee>
5 : to put off from immediate consideration : POSTPONE
6 [influenced by 1 wave ] : to dismiss with or as if with a wave of the hand < waived the problem aside>
7 : to place (a ball player) on waivers also : to release after placing on waivers
synonyms see RELINQUISH