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relinquish

Who acts: you, king, old king, She, He, his · What happens: give up, have, let, go, hold, relinquish · To what, where: something, throne, crown, daughter, TV remote, grip

«relinquish» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: relinquish in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

To give up something you have, such as power, control or a claim, often unwillingly.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 give	mark
2	give	give	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	up	up	ADP	_	2 give	compound:prt
4	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 give	obj
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 have	nsubj
6	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 something	acl:relcl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 power	punct
8	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	10 power	case
9	as	as	ADP	_	8 such	fixed
10	power	power	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 something	conj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 control	punct
12	control	control	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 something	acl:relcl
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 claim	cc
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 claim	det
15	claim	claim	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 control	conj
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 unwillingly	punct
17	often	often	ADV	_	18 unwillingly	advmod
18	unwillingly	unwillingly	ADV	_	2 give	advmod
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 give	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give up	to-infinitive		something				unwillingly property	vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Source
2	have	present	you						vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

The king relinquished the throne.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 king	det
2	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 relinquished	nsubj
3	relinquished	relinquish	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 throne	det
5	throne	throne	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 relinquished	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 relinquished	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	relinquish	past	the king	the throne					vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent throne=Theme

Meaning 2

To let go of something you are holding.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 let	mark
2	let	let	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	go	go	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 let	xcomp
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 something	case
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	3 go	obl
6	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	8 holding	nsubj
7	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 holding	aux
8	holding	hold	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 something	acl:relcl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 let	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	let	to-infinitive							tree rules
2	go	infinitive						of something	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme of something=Initial_Location
3	hold	present · progressive	you						vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 1

The old king relinquished his crown to his daughter.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 king	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 king	amod
3	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 relinquished	nsubj
4	relinquished	relinquish	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 crown	nmod:poss
6	crown	crown	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 relinquished	obj
7	to	to	ADP	_	9 daughter	case
8	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 daughter	nmod:poss
9	daughter	daughter	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 relinquished	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 relinquished	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	relinquish	past	the old king	king's crown	king's daughter				vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent crown=Theme to daughter=Recipient
2	crown		king						nom crown «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 2

She refused to relinquish the TV remote.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 refused	nsubj
2	refused	refuse	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 relinquish	mark
4	relinquish	relinquish	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 refused	xcomp
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 remote	det
6	TV	TV	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 remote	compound
7	remote	remote	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 relinquish	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 refused	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	refuse	past	She						vn reject-77.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	not relinquish	to-infinitive	She not said here	the TV remote					vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent remote=Theme

Example 3

The captain relinquished control of the ship.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 captain	det
2	captain	captain	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 control	nsubj
3	relinquished	relinquish	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 control	amod
4	control	control	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 ship	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 ship	det
7	ship	ship	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 control	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 control	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	relinquish	participle							vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent

Example 4

He relinquished his grip on the rope.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 relinquished	nsubj
2	relinquished	relinquish	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 grip	nmod:poss
4	grip	grip	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 relinquished	obj
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 rope	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 rope	det
7	rope	rope	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 relinquished	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 relinquished	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	relinquish	past	He	his grip		the rope			vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent grip=Theme
2	grip		his = he						nom grip «act transitive»: poss=agent

Example 5

The team relinquished its lead in the last minute.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 team	det
2	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 relinquished	nsubj
3	relinquished	relinquish	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 lead	nmod:poss
5	lead	lead	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 relinquished	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	9 minute	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 minute	det
8	last	last	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 minute	amod
9	minute	minute	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 relinquished	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 relinquished	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	relinquish	past	the team	team's lead			minute		vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent lead=Theme

Example 6

You must relinquish your seat to an older person if asked.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	You	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 relinquish	nsubj
2	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 relinquish	aux
3	relinquish	relinquish	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 seat	nmod:poss
5	seat	seat	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 relinquish	obj
6	to	to	ADP	_	9 person	case
7	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 person	det
8	older	old	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	9 person	amod
9	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 relinquish	obl
10	if	if	SCONJ	_	11 asked	mark
11	asked	ask	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	3 relinquish	advcl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 relinquish	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	relinquish	must	You	your seat	a older person				vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent seat=Theme to person=Recipient
2	ask speech: ask a condition, not said to happen	participle	You not said here						vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 7

The hero succeeded in delivering Theseus, but when he endeavoured to liberate Pirithoeus, the earth shook so violently beneath him that he was compelled to relinquish his task.

The tree, 28 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 hero	det
2	hero	hero	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 succeeded	nsubj
3	succeeded	succeed	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	in	in	SCONJ	_	5 delivering	mark
5	delivering	deliver	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 succeeded	advcl
6	Theseus	Theseus	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 delivering	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 endeavoured	punct
8	but	but	CCONJ	_	11 endeavoured	cc
9	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	11 endeavoured	advmod
10	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 endeavoured	nsubj
11	endeavoured	endeavour	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 succeeded	conj
12	to	to	PART	_	13 liberate	mark
13	liberate	liberate	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 endeavoured	xcomp
14	Pirithoeus	Pirithoeus	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 liberate	obj
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 shook	punct
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 earth	det
17	earth	earth	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 shook	nsubj
18	shook	shake	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	14 Pirithoeus	acl:relcl
19	so	so	ADV	_	20 violently	advmod
20	violently	violently	ADV	_	18 shook	advmod
21	beneath	beneath	ADP	_	22 him	case
22	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 shook	obl
23	that	that	SCONJ	_	26 compelled	mark
24	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	26 compelled	nsubj
25	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	26 compelled	aux:pass
26	compelled	compel	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	18 shook	advcl
27	to	to	PART	_	28 relinquish	mark
28	relinquish	relinquish	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	26 compelled	xcomp
29	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	30 task	nmod:poss
30	task	task	NOUN	Number=Sing	28 relinquish	obj
31	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 succeeded	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	succeed	past	the hero						vn succeed-74-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	deliver	gerund	the hero not said here	Theseus					vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent theseus=Patient
3	endeavour	past	hero						tree rules
4	liberate	to-infinitive	hero not said here	Pirithoeus					vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pirithoeus=Theme
5	shake	past	the earth	Pirithoeus not said here				beneath hero; violently property	vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent pirithoeus=Theme beneath he=Trajectory
6	compel	past · passive		earth					vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: subject=Patient clause=Result
7	relinquish	to-infinitive		hero's task					vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent task=Theme
8	task		hero						nom task «act transitive»: poss=agent

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