relinquishes

Lets go of

Relinquishes means gives up or lets go of something, typically a claim, right, possession, or position of control.

The word carries a sense of reluctance or formality—you relinquish what you'd rather keep or what requires official surrender: She relinquished her seat on the board, He finally relinquished control of the company to his daughter.

surrender

yields

Gives forth results

hands over · surrenders · concedes · abandons · renounces · waives · abdicates · capitulates · submits · lets go

possession

releases

Lets go or publishes

  • gripSecure manual hold
  • holdMaintain in grasp
  • graspSeize or understand

clutch · ownership · claim · title · deed · property · rights · assets · inheritance · estate

attachment

detaches

Removes from connection

abandons · desires · expectations · ego · grudges · resentment · control · attachment · clinging · grasping

power

abdicates

Formally surrenders sovereignty

authority · control · leadership · command · crown · dominion · sovereignty · rule · office · position

Opposites
possession/control

relinquishesseizes

Takes by force

claims · acquires · grasps · takes · appropriates

continuation vs. cessation

relinquishescontinues

Proceeds without stopping

maintains · sustains · preserves · upholds · carries on

continuation/persistence

relinquishesretains

Continues to possess

keeps · holds · maintains · continues · preserves

Family

relinquish, relinquishment, relinquished, relinquishing

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