relinquishing
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7.7
- noun
- /rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃɪŋ/
- Formal
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renuncia
- His relinquishing of the leadership position surprised everyone, as he had been in charge for years.
How have you found relinquishing that thread attached to the balloon?
- How have you found relinquishing that thread attached to the balloon?
- However, I realized that, you know, a part of that relinquishing of control or letting go is comfort.
- Should I have to on pain of relinquishing my ability to be hired?
Examples
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The aristocracy, a centuries-old honor group that had always been hostile to incursions from outsiders, vehemently fought against the relinquishing of their position.
Blog text (2) -
The relinquishing of his rights to the land was finalized at the courthouse yesterday.
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As we walk this race alone, we are so focused on the next target, relinquishing the very experiences that formed who we are today.
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That decision provides an excellent point of entry for investigating social contract theory or the relinquishing of certain liberties for the preservation of group security.
Academic text (2004) -
I realize that since I've gotten her back that I can't give her back without relinquishing the guardianship.
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The modern Africa should be the continuation of the ancient Africa without there being a disjunction, rupture, or relinquishing of values that belong to us.
Academic text (2002) -
Indeed, any government that proposed division of Jerusalem or the relinquishing of Israeli sovereignty over any part of it would lose its legitimacy in the eyes of Jewish public opinion, both in Israel and abroad.
Academic text (1996) -
However, since this view necessitates a certain relinquishing of control, it is important to be aware that the new materialist reading of Spinoza is idiosyncratic.
Academic text (2014) -
That change, that relinquishing of my life as a surgeon, which was not unlike the change my grandfather himself must have once undergone, did not occasion much resistance or trauma, at least for me, given how far in advance its coming was seen, and how inevitable it was.
Fiction book (1994) -
The relinquishing of her claim to the inheritance allowed her brother to receive the full amount.
Synonyms
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4.1
Something given up in a negotiation to reach an agreement
100
3.2
Stopping trying because you think you cannot succeed
25
4.3
An act of giving up something valuable or selling it for less than it is worth
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2.7
Giving something to another person and making them responsible for it
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8.1
Giving up a position of power, usually by a king or leader
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5.9
Giving up ownership of property with no plan to take it back
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8.3
Giving up in a fight or war under agreed terms
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8.2
An official act of giving up a right, claim, or thing you own
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8.2
The act of giving up a right, position, or responsibility
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9.0
To give up land, rights, or property by a formal agreement
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8.9
To give up a right, title, or claim in a formal way
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8.0
Giving up land, power, or rights to someone else
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7.4
Giving up someone or something and leaving them behind
Giving up something you could have, like a right or pleasure
The act of giving up a right or claim in public
An act of ending an argument by accepting the other person's view
Admitting you have lost or accepting that others are right
Giving up your own wants and needs to help other people
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
relinquishing = relinquish (transparent) = relinquish + ing
This is a regular -ing nominalization of the verb 'relinquish', meaning the act or process of giving something up.
Etymology
The word relinquishing comes from Latin parts re- ('back') and linquere ('to leave'), so it originally meant 'to leave behind', like to 'leave' or 'let go'. So, relinquishing is the act of giving up or letting something go.