10 Letter Words for Relinquish
relinquish
8 Letter Words for Relinquish
inquires, linisher, linquish
7 Letter Words for Relinquish
equilin, hurlies, inliers, inquire, lushier, quinies, quisler, requins, resilin, shinier, silique, suiline
6 Letter Words for Relinquish
elshin, hirsel, hirsle, inique, inisle, inlier, inrush, insure, inures, liners, linier, linish, liquer, lunier, lunies, lusher, nihils, nirles, nirlie, nursle, querns, quiles, quines, quinie, quinse, quires, quisle, relish, renish, requin, reshun, rhines, risque, rushen, rusine, sequin, shiner, shrine, shuler, sileni, silure, squier, squire, squirl, urines, ursine
5 Letter Words for Relinquish
elsin, eshin, heils, heirs, helis, herls, herns, hilus, hiren, hires, hirse, hsien, huers, huies, huile, hules, hurls, ileus, insue, inure, irish, lehrs, leirs, leish, lenis, liens, liers, liesh, lieus, liner, lines, linie, lunes, lures, luser, nehru, nelis, nihil, niris, nirls, nisei, nurls, nurse, querl, quern, quine, quins, quire, quirl, qursh, reins, resin, resun, rhein, rhies, rhine, riels, riles, rines, rinse, risen, rishi, risqu, ruins, rules, runes, serin, shiel, shier, shine, shire, shirl, shule, shuln, shune, shure, sieur, silen, siler, siren, sirih, slier, sline, sluer, snirl, snurl, squin, suine, unlie, uriel, urine, usher, usine
4 Letter Words for Relinquish
elhi, erin, eris, erns, ersh, heii, heil, heir, heli, hens, herl, hern, hers, hies, hile, hili, hine, hins, hire, hisn, hlqn, huer, hues, huis, hule, huns, hurl, huse, ires, iris, isle, iure, lehr, leir, leis, lens, lien, lier, lies, lieu, liin, line, lins, lire, liri, lish, lisu, lues, lune, lure, lurs, lush, nesh, nies, nile, nils, nirl, nisi, nurl, nurs, qeri, quei, ques, quin, quis, rehs, rein, rhus, riel, ries, rile, rine, rins, rise, ruen, rues, ruin, rule, rune, runs, ruse, rush, seil, seir, sher, shin, shir, shri, shul, shun, sien, sier, sile, sine, sinh, sire, siri, slue, slur, snur, suer, sune, suni, sure, ules, unie, unis, ures, urns, user
3 Letter Words for Relinquish
ehs, eir, eli, els, enl, ens, ern, ers, esq, esr, esu, hei, hel, hen, her, hes, hie, hin, hir, his, hrs, hue, hui, hun, ihi, ihs, ile, ins, iqs, ire, irs, ise, ish, isl, isn, lei, ler, les, leu, lie, lin, liq, lir, lis, lnr, lue, lur, nei, nie, nil, nis, nul, nur, nus, qis, qrs, que, qui, reh, rei, rel, req, res, rhe, rie, rin, rle, rue, run, sei, sel, sen, seq, ser, she, shi, shr, sie, sil, sin, sir, sle, sri, sue, sui, sun, suq, sur, uhs, ule, unh, uni, unl, unq, uns, ure, urn, urs, use, ush
Definitions for Relinquish
[1] to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
[2] to give up; put aside or desist from: to relinquish a plan.
[3] to let go; release: to relinquish one's hold.
[4] to give up (a task, struggle, etc); abandon
[5] to surrender or renounce (a claim, right, etc)
[6] to release; let go
Words related to Relinquish
cede, abdicate, renounce, waive, quit, yield, abandon, forgo, withdraw, vacate, surrender, forbear, shed, abnegate, dump, repudiate, sacrifice, drop, resign, leave
Words nearby Relinquish
religiosity, religious, religious house, religious order, religious right, relinquish, reliquary, relique, reliquiae, relish, relive
Origin of Relinquish
1425–75; late Middle English relinquissen, relinquisshen < Middle French relinquiss-, long stem of relinquir ≪ Latin relinquere to leave behind, equivalent to re- re- + linquere to leave (akin to lend)
Other words from Relinquish
re·lin·quish·er , noun
re·lin·quish·ment , noun
non·re·lin·quish·ment , noun
un·re·lin·quished , adjective
un·re·lin·quish·ing , adjective
Word origin for Relinquish
C15: from French relinquir , from Latin relinquere to leave behind, from re- + linquere to leave
Synonyms for Relinquish
abandon, abdicate, cede, drop out, forgo, hand over, quit, renounce, surrender, vacate, waive, withdraw, yield, abnegate, cast, desert, discard, ditch, drop, dump, forbear, forsake, forswear, kick, leave, release, repudiate, resign, sacrifice, shed, back down, cast off, cut loose, drop like hot potato, kiss good-bye, lay aside, opt out, quit cold turkey, retire from, stand down, swear off, take the oath, take the pledge
