relinquish
To stop controlling or owning something and let someone else have it.
To give up control, authority, or possession of something, especially in a deliberate or official way.
To accept that you must give something up.
To stop holding on to something you want or feel attached to, such as a hope, plan, belief, or advantage.
To let go of something in your hand.
To loosen your grip and stop holding someone or something.
- Base: relinquish
- 3rd Person Singular: relinquishes
- Present Participle: relinquishing
- Past: relinquished
relinquish control
1stop being in charge
To stop controlling a situation.
- He found it hard to relinquish control of the team.
- The founders reluctantly relinquished control to outside investors.
- To recover, she had to relinquish control of things she couldn’t change.
- It is difficult to relinquish control.
- She relinquished control to her assistant.
relinquish power
1give up political authority
To stop being the person with authority.
- The president promised to relinquish power after the election.
- Few dictators relinquish power voluntarily.
- The agreement required both sides to relinquish power to a transitional council.
- The leader refused to relinquish power.
relinquish responsibility
1stop being accountable
To stop being responsible for something.
- As the project grew, she had to relinquish responsibility for day-to-day decisions.
- Managers cannot simply relinquish responsibility when things go wrong.
- He relinquished responsibility to his colleague and moved to a new role.
- She relinquished responsibility for the report.
relinquish the reins
1give up leadership and control
To let someone else be in control.
- After ten years, she finally relinquished the reins to a successor.
- The founder was reluctant to relinquish the reins, even after retiring.
- It’s hard to relinquish the reins when you built the company yourself.
relinquish your claim to something
1stop saying you have a right
To stop claiming something is yours or is owed to you.
- She agreed to relinquish her claim to the property.
- He refused to relinquish his claim to the title.
- Under the settlement, the company relinquished its claim to the trademark.
- He relinquished his claim to the money.
relinquish your rights
1give up legal entitlements
To give up your legal rights.
- You should get legal advice before you relinquish your rights.
- He refused to relinquish his rights to contact with his children.
- The contract asked users to relinquish certain rights to refunds.
- Don’t relinquish your rights without advice.