- Types Of Speech
- You can use relinquish as a verb in a sentence.
- About Relinquish
- A 3 syllables verb and 10 letters with the letters e, h, i, l, n, q, r, s, and u, 6 consonants, 4 vowels and 3 syllables with the middle letters nq. Relinquish starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters r, re, rel, reli, relin, and the ending characters are h, sh, ish, uish, quish, ..
- Definition
- Relinquish to the power of another; yield to the control of another
- Origin/Roots
- Middle English
- School Grade
- Relinquish is set as a sat word that starts with r, ends with h, 3 syllables, 4 vowels and 10 letters.
- Pig Latin
- Relinquish in Pig Latin is said as "elinquishray or elinquishrway".
- Unigram
- r | e | l | i | n | q | u | i | s | h
- Bigram
- re | el | li | in | nq | qu | ui | is | sh
- Trigram
- rel | eli | lin | inq | nqu | qui | uis | ish
- Quadrigram
- reli | elin | linq | inqu | nqui | quis | uish
- Word Gram
- Verb Examples
- relinquish to the power of another;
yield to the control of another - release, as from one's grip;
"Let go of the door handle, please!";
"relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall" - turn away from;
give up;
"I am foreswearing women forever" - part with a possession or right;
"I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest";
"resign a claim to the throne" - do without or cease to hold or adhere to;
"We are dispensing with formalities";
"relinquish the old ideas"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abandon | the trait of lacking restraint or control freedom from inhibition or worry "she danced with abandon" |
| Abdicate | give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee" |
| Abjure | formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion" "She abjured her beliefs" |
| Abnegate | deny or renounce "They abnegated their gods" |
| Abort | terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion |
| Abstain | choose no to consume "I abstain from alcohol" |
| Acknowledge Defeat | |
| Annul | annul by recalling or rescinding "He revoked the ban on smoking" "lift an embargo" "vacate a death sentence" |
| Barf | eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth "After drinking too much, the students vomited" "He purged continuously" "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night" |
| Bed | a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep "he sat on the edge of the bed" "the room had only a bed and chair" |
View all cognitive synonyms for Relinquish
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Relinquish | relinquish to the power of another yield to the control of another |
View English words with the unique letters used in relinquish. Words With The Letters Ehilnqrsu
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Relinquishing | the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc. |
| Relinquishment | the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc. |
| Surrenderer | a person who yields or surrenders |
| Yielder | a person who yields or surrenders |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Yield | production of a certain amount |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abnegate | deny or renounce; "They abnegated their gods" |
Relinquish Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With R
- Ends With H
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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