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1 relinquish
[rə'liŋkwiʃ](to give up: The dictator was forced to relinquish control of the country.) give afkald på* * *[rə'liŋkwiʃ](to give up: The dictator was forced to relinquish control of the country.) give afkald på
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relinquish — verb ADVERB ▪ voluntarily ▪ They will never voluntarily relinquish their independence. ▪ finally ▪ Adrian finally relinquished Eva s hand from his grip. VERB + RELINQUISH … Collocations dictionary
relinquish — 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… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
control — [n] command, mastery ascendancy, authority, bridle, charge, check, clout, containment, curb, determination, direction, discipline, domination, dominion, driver’s seat*, force, government, guidance, inside track, juice, jurisdiction, limitation,… … New thesaurus
relinquish — 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 … Thesaurus of popular words
relinquish — UK [rəˈlɪŋkwɪʃ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms relinquish : present tense I/you/we/they relinquish he/she/it relinquishes present participle relinquishing past tense relinquished past participle relinquished formal to give up your power,… … English dictionary
relinquish — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English relinquisshen, from Anglo French relinquiss , stem of relinquir, from Latin relinquere to leave behind, from re + linquere to leave more at loan Date: 15th century 1. to withdraw or retreat from ; leave… … New Collegiate Dictionary
relinquish — re|lin|quish [ rə lıŋkwıʃ ] verb transitive FORMAL to give up your power, position, or an advantage, especially when you do not want to do this: She was forced to relinquish her leadership. relinquish your hold on something (=to lose control of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
control */*/*/ — I UK [kənˈtrəʊl] / US [kənˈtroʊl] noun Word forms control : singular control plural controls Get it right: control: The noun control is sometimes followed by of and sometimes by over. The choice of preposition depends on the verb that comes… … English dictionary
Control flow — Not to be confused with Flow control. In computer science, control flow (or alternatively, flow of control) refers to the order in which the individual statements, instructions, or function calls of an imperative or a declarative program are… … Wikipedia
control — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 power over sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, complete, full, total ▪ effective, proper (esp. BrE) ▪ close … Collocations dictionary
relinquish — re|lin|quish [rıˈlıŋkwıʃ] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: relinquir, from Latin relinquere to leave behind , from linquere to leave ] formal to let someone else have your position, power, or rights, especially unwillingly = ↑give up … Dictionary of contemporary English