relinquish

relinquish
transitive verb
1) (give up, abandon) aufgeben; ablassen von [Glaube]; verzichten auf (+ Akk.) [Recht, Anspruch, Macht]; aufgeben [Anspruch, Stelle, Arbeit, Besitz]

relinquish the right/ one's claim to something — auf sein Recht/seinen Anspruch auf etwas (Akk.) verzichten

2)

relinquish one's hold or grip on somebody/something — jemanden/etwas loslassen

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[rə'liŋkwiʃ]
verb
(to give up: The dictator was forced to relinquish control of the country.) aufgeben
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re·lin·quish
[rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ]
vt (form)
to \relinquish sth
1. (abandon) etw aufgeben
to \relinquish one's belief/a claim/a plan seine Überzeugung/einen Anspruch/einen Plan aufgeben
to \relinquish a chair/a seat einen Vorsitz/einen Sitz aufgeben
to \relinquish one's seat seinen Sitz aufgeben [o geh zur Disposition stellen]
to \relinquish the leadership auf die Führung verzichten, die Führung abgeben
to \relinquish a right auf ein Recht verzichten
to \relinquish sth to sb jdm etw überlassen; responsibility jdm etw übertragen
2. (lose)
to \relinquish one's hold on reality den Bezug zur Realität verlieren
to \relinquish the lead die Führung verlieren
3. (weaken grip)
to \relinquish one's grip [or hold] seinen Griff lockern
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[rI'lIŋkwɪʃ]
vt
1) (= give up) hope, habit, plan aufgeben; right, possessions, power, post aufgeben, verzichten auf (+acc); title ablegen

to relinquish sth to sb — jdm etw abtreten or überlassen

2)

(= let go) to relinquish one's hold on sb/sth (lit, fig) — jdn/etw loslassen

he relinquished his hold on life — sein Lebenswille erstarb

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relinquish [rıˈlıŋkwıʃ] v/t
1. einen Plan etc aufgeben, eine Hoffnung auch fahren lassen, eine Idee auch fallen lassen
2. (to) einen Besitz, ein Recht abtreten (dat oder an akk), überlassen (dat), preisgeben (dat)
3. loslassen, fahren lassen:
relinquish one’s hold on sth etwas loslassen
4. verzichten auf (akk)
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transitive verb
1) (give up, abandon) aufgeben; ablassen von [Glaube]; verzichten auf (+ Akk.) [Recht, Anspruch, Macht]; aufgeben [Anspruch, Stelle, Arbeit, Besitz]

relinquish the right/ one's claim to something — auf sein Recht/seinen Anspruch auf etwas (Akk.) verzichten

2)

relinquish one's hold or grip on somebody/something — jemanden/etwas loslassen

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v.
aufgeben v.
loslassen v.

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