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1 relinquish
transitive verb1) (give up, abandon) aufgeben; ablassen von [Glaube]; verzichten auf (+ Akk.) [Recht, Anspruch, Macht]; aufgeben [Anspruch, Stelle, Arbeit, Besitz]relinquish the right/ one's claim to something — auf sein Recht/seinen Anspruch auf etwas (Akk.) verzichten
2)relinquish one's hold or grip on somebody/something — jemanden/etwas loslassen
* * *[rə'liŋkwiʃ](to give up: The dictator was forced to relinquish control of the country.) aufgeben* * *re·lin·quish[rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ]vt ( form)▪ to \relinquish sth1. (abandon) etw aufgebento \relinquish one's belief/a claim/a plan seine Überzeugung/einen Anspruch/einen Plan aufgebento \relinquish a chair/a seat einen Vorsitz/einen Sitz aufgebento \relinquish one's seat seinen Sitz aufgeben [o geh zur Disposition stellen]to \relinquish the leadership auf die Führung verzichten, die Führung abgebento \relinquish a right auf ein Recht verzichten2. (lose)to \relinquish one's hold on reality den Bezug zur Realität verlierento \relinquish the lead die Führung verlieren3. (weaken grip)to \relinquish one's grip [or hold] seinen Griff lockern* * *[rI'lIŋkwɪʃ]vt1) (= give up) hope, habit, plan aufgeben; right, possessions, power, post aufgeben, verzichten auf (+acc); title ablegento relinquish sth to sb — jdm etw abtreten or überlassen
2)* * *relinquish [rıˈlıŋkwıʃ] v/t3. loslassen, fahren lassen:relinquish one’s hold on sth etwas loslassen4. verzichten auf (akk)* * *transitive verb1) (give up, abandon) aufgeben; ablassen von [Glaube]; verzichten auf (+ Akk.) [Recht, Anspruch, Macht]; aufgeben [Anspruch, Stelle, Arbeit, Besitz]relinquish the right/ one's claim to something — auf sein Recht/seinen Anspruch auf etwas (Akk.) verzichten
2)relinquish one's hold or grip on somebody/something — jemanden/etwas loslassen
* * *v.aufgeben v.loslassen v. -
2 relinquish
re·lin·quish [rɪʼlɪŋkwɪʃ] vt( form);to \relinquish sth1) ( abandon) etw aufgeben;to \relinquish a chair/ a seat einen Vorsitz/einen Sitz aufgeben;to \relinquish the leadership auf die Führung verzichten, die Führung abgeben;to \relinquish a right auf ein Recht verzichten;to \relinquish sth to sb jdm etw überlassen; responsibility jdm etw übertragen2) ( lose)to \relinquish one's hold on reality den Bezug zur Realität verlieren;to \relinquish the lead die Führung verlieren3) ( weaken grip)
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