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# relinquish

verb (relinquish, relinquishes, relinquished, relinquishing)

«relinquish» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) To give up something you have, such as power, control or a claim, often unwillingly: The king relinquished the throne. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relinquish/#m1)
2. To let go of something you are holding. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relinquish/#m2)

### In the lessons

A formal, exam-voice word: «He relinquished his position as captain». Everyday speech says «give up» or «hand over». In stories, rulers relinquish power and characters relinquish their grip on a rope. Phrases: «relinquish control», «relinquish power», «relinquish one's grip».

### Examples

- The old king relinquished his crown to his daughter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relinquish/#x1)
- She refused to relinquish the TV remote. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relinquish/#x2)
- The captain relinquished control of the ship. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relinquish/#x3)
- He relinquished his grip on the rope. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relinquish/#x4)
- The team relinquished its lead in the last minute. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relinquish/#x5)
- You must relinquish your seat to an older person if asked. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relinquish/#x6)
- The hero succeeded in delivering Theseus, but when he endeavoured to liberate Pirithoeus, the earth shook so violently beneath him that he was compelled to relinquish his task. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relinquish/#x7)

### Note

Regular verb: relinquished. Formal; everyday words: give up, hand over, let go. Spelling: rel-IN-quish.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «relinquish» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relinquish/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«relinquish» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/relinquish.html) on Mova free.