Relinquish vs Unrelinquished - What's the difference?
relinquish | unrelinquished |
To give up, abandon or retire from something.
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]
To accept to give up, withdraw etc.
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
, 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.” }}
As a verb relinquish
is to give up, abandon or retire from something.As an adjective unrelinquished is
not relinquished.relinquish
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Verb
(es)- to relinquish a title
- to relinquish property
- to relinquish rights
- to relinquish citizenship or nationality
- 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 .
- ''The delegations saved the negotiations by relinquishing their incompatible claims to sole jurisdiction
Derived terms
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* *unrelinquished
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Adjective
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