relinquished

«relinquished» in Mova's school dictionary: Gave up something, such as power, a right, or control… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb, past of relinquish (relinquish, relinquishes, relinquished, relinquishing)

meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) Gave up something, such as power, a right, or control, often unwillingly. tree →

2) (formal) Let go of something you were holding. tree →

sense in the lessons

A stiff, exam-voice word. In history, a king relinquished his throne. In stories, a character relinquished their grip. Phrases: relinquished control, relinquished the throne, relinquished his hold.

examples

• The king relinquished his throne to his son. tree →
• She finally relinquished the remote control. tree →
• The captain relinquished command of the ship. tree →
• He relinquished his grip on the rope. tree →
• The team relinquished their lead in the final minute. tree →
• Subsequently, the company relinquished the land. tree →

note

Regular verb: relinquished. Formal; in speech say gave up or let go. Noun: relinquishment (rare).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «relinquished» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.