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Enroll vs Relinquish - What's the difference?

enroll | relinquish |

In lang=en terms the difference between enroll and relinquish

is that enroll is to enlist oneself (in something) or become a member (of something) while relinquish is to accept to give up, withdraw etc.

As verbs the difference between enroll and relinquish

is that enroll is to enter (a name, etc) in a register, roll or list while relinquish is to give up, abandon or retire from something.

enroll

English

Alternative forms

* enrol (UK) (CA)

Verb

(en verb)
  • To enter (a name, etc.) in a register, roll or list
  • * Prescott
  • All the citizen capable of bearing arms enrolled themselves.
  • * Milton
  • An unwritten law of common right, so engraven in the hearts of our ancestors, and by them so constantly enjoyed and claimed, as that it needed not enrolling .
  • To enlist (someone) or make (someone) a member of
  • They were eager to enroll new recruits.
  • To enlist oneself (in something) or become a member (of something)
  • Have you enrolled in classes yet for this term?
  • (obsolete) To envelop; to enwrap.
  • (Spenser)

    Synonyms

    * (enter in a register) list, note, note down, record, register * (enlist) enlist, sign up, subscribe * (become a member) enlist, join, join up, sign up, subscribe * (join a class) add, register for

    Derived terms

    * enrollee * enroller * enrollment

    relinquish

    English

    Verb

    (es)
  • To give up, abandon or retire from something.
  • to relinquish a title
    to relinquish property
    to relinquish rights
    to relinquish citizenship or nationality
  • To let go (free, away), physically release.
  • To metaphorically surrender, yield control or possession.
  • * 2011 , Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/15210221.stm]
  • But it was the most fleeting of false dawns. Dmitri Yachvilli slotted a penalty from distance after Flood failed to release his man on the deck, and France took a grip they would never relinquish .
  • To accept to give up, withdraw etc.
  • ''The delegations saved the negotiations by relinquishing their incompatible claims to sole jurisdiction

    Derived terms

    * (l)