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Relinquish vs Unrelinquished - What's the difference?

relinquish | unrelinquished |

As a verb relinquish

is to give up, abandon or retire from something.

As an adjective unrelinquished is

not relinquished.

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)

    unrelinquished

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Not relinquished.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2008, date=May 3, author=Janis L. Magin, title=Occupation of Palace Area Invigorates Native Hawaiian Movement, work=New York Times citation
  • , passage=On Jan. 31, the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled that the state could not sell or transfer any ceded lands “until such time as the unrelinquished claims of the Native Hawaiians have been resolved.” }}