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Definitions for Waive

[1] to refrain from claiming or insisting on; give up; forgo: to waive one's right; to waive one's rank; to waive honors.
[2] Law . to relinquish (a known right, interest, etc.) intentionally.
[3] to put aside for the time; defer; postpone; dispense with: to waive formalities.
[4] to put aside or dismiss from consideration or discussion: waiving my attempts to explain.
[5] to set aside or relinquish to waive one's right to something
[6] to refrain from enforcing (a claim) or applying (a law, penalty, etc)
[7] to defer

Words related to Waive

relinquish, suspend, defer, renounce, grant, shelve, forgo, remove, allow, reject, abandon, postpone, surrender, cede, resign, disclaim, yield, stay, leave, delay

Words nearby Waive

waitress, waitressing, waitron, waitstaff, waitz, waive, waiver, waiver of premium, wajda, waka, wakamatsu

Origin of Waive

1250–1300; Middle English weyven < Anglo-French weyver to make a waif (of someone) by forsaking or outlawing (him or her)

Words that may be confused with Waive

waive, wave

Other words from Waive

un·waived , adjective

Word origin for Waive

C13: from Old Northern French weyver, from waif abandoned; see waif

Synonyms for Waive

abandon, allow, defer, forgo, grant, hand over, postpone, put off, reject, relinquish, remove, renounce, set aside, shelve, surrender, suspend, turn over, cede, delay, disclaim, disown, leave, neglect, prorogue, remit, renege, reserve, resign, stay, table, yield, dispense with, hold off, hold up, refrain from