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relinquish

/ɹɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/rih-LING-kwish
/ɹɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/rih-LING-kwish

Meaningto leave behind

Common meaning: to give up

‘again’ + ‘to leave’ → relinquish

Journey through time

  1. Latinlinquō, lictum‘to leave’
  2. Frenchrelinguis
  3. Englishrelinquish‘to give up’ · today

re- also in: reactrebelrelaxrepelreply

linqu also in: derelict

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin linquō ‘to leave’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry linquō, p. 1068 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

derelict

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