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Relinquish: meaning, example and synonyms

Relinquishv. To give up or let go of something, often reluctantly.

Flashcard for Relinquish (verb): to give up or let go of something, often reluctantly. Example: After decades of controlling the trade routes, the merchant guild reluctantly relinquished its monopoly when rival ports began offering lower tariffs. Synonyms: surrender, yield, cede, abandon. Antonyms: retain, keep, seize, claim. Memory tip: Relinquish: loosen your grip and let it go. Illustration: an elderly man in a vest slowly handing a large brass ring of keys to a younger woman standing in a wooden doorway.

Example

After decades of controlling the trade routes, the merchant guild reluctantly relinquished its monopoly when rival ports began offering lower tariffs.

Part of speech
verb
Synonyms
surrender, yield, cede, abandon
Antonyms
retain, keep, seize, claim
Memory tip
Relinquish: loosen your grip and let it go.

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Question 1

Facing mounting losses, the aging founder finally agreed to ______ control of the publishing house to a board of trustees, though he kept an office on the top floor.

Question 2

The colonial power ______ its claim to the disputed islands only after an international tribunal ruled against it, ending a dispute that had lasted nearly a century.

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