RELINQUISHING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.

Synonyms:

relinquishing; relinquishment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("relinquishing" is a kind of...):

conclusion; ending; termination (the act of ending something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "relinquishing"):

ceding; cession (the act of ceding)

handover (act of relinquishing property or authority etc)

discharge; release; waiver (a formal written statement of relinquishment)

Derivation:

relinquish (part with a possession or right)

Meaning:

A verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.

Synonyms:

relinquishing; relinquishment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("relinquishing" is a kind of...):

renouncement; renunciation (an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "relinquishing"):

giving up; surrender; yielding (a verbal act of admitting defeat)

Derivation:

relinquish (turn away from; give up)

-ing form of the verb relinquish