relinquish a claim
1relinquish a claim — give up a claim …
2relinquish — I verb abandon, abdicate, abjure, cast off, cease, cede, deliver, demit, desert, disclaim, discontinue, dismiss, do without, drop, eliminate, forgo, forsake, forswear, give over, give up, give up claim to, go without, hand over, jettison, lay… …
3relinquish — relinquish, yield, leave, resign, surrender, cede, abandon, waive are comparable when they mean to let go from one s control or possession or to give up completely. Relinquish in itself seldom carries any added implication, but it often acquires… …
4Relinquish — Re*lin quish ( kw?sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Relinquished} ( kw?sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Relinquishing}.] [OF. relinquir, L. relinquere to leave behind; pref. re re + linquere to leave. See {Loan}, and cf. {Relic}, {Relict}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To… …
5claim — vb *demand, exact, require Analogous words: *maintain, assert, defend, vindicate, justify: allege, *adduce, advance Antonyms: disclaim: renounce Contrasted words: disavow, disown, dis acknowledge (see affirmative verbs at ACKNOWLEDGE): reject,… …
6relinquish — [ri liŋ′kwish] vt. [LME relinquissen < extended stem of OFr relinquir < L relinquere < re , from + linquere, to leave: see LOAN] 1. to give up; abandon (a plan, policy, etc.) 2. to renounce or surrender (something owned, a right, etc.) 3 …
7relinquish — ► VERB ▪ willingly cease to keep or claim; give up. DERIVATIVES relinquishment noun. ORIGIN Latin relinquere, from linquere to leave …
8claim — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 statement saying that sth is true ADJECTIVE ▪ dubious, false, unfounded, unsubstantiated ▪ conflicting ▪ There are conflicting claims about the cause of the fire …
9relinquish — verb ADVERB ▪ voluntarily ▪ They will never voluntarily relinquish their independence. ▪ finally ▪ Adrian finally relinquished Eva s hand from his grip. VERB + RELINQUISH …
10relinquish — verb 1) he relinquished control of the company Syn: renounce, give up/away, hand over, let go of Ant: retain, keep 2) she relinquished her post Syn: leave, resign from …