/ rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ; NAmE / verb
[ vn ] relinquish sth (to sb) ( formal ) to stop having sth, especially when this happens unwillingly
SYN give up :
He was forced to relinquish control of the company.
They had relinquished all hope that she was alive.
She relinquished possession of the house to her sister.
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French relinquiss- , lengthened stem of relinquir , from Latin relinquere , from re- (expressing intensive force) + linquere to leave.