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RELINQUISHING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.
Synonyms:
relinquishing; relinquishment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("relinquishing" is a kind of...):
conclusion; ending; termination (the act of ending something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "relinquishing"):
ceding; cession (the act of ceding)
handover (act of relinquishing property or authority etc)
discharge; release; waiver (a formal written statement of relinquishment)
Derivation:
relinquish (part with a possession or right)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.
Synonyms:
relinquishing; relinquishment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("relinquishing" is a kind of...):
renouncement; renunciation (an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "relinquishing"):
giving up; surrender; yielding (a verbal act of admitting defeat)
Derivation:
relinquish (turn away from; give up)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb relinquish
