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WAIVE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they waive ... he / she / it waives
Past simple: waived
-ing form: waiving
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
Example:
forfeited property
Synonyms:
forego; forfeit; forgo; give up; throw overboard; waive
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "waive" is one way to...):
abandon (forsake, leave behind)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "waive"):
lapse (let slip)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
waiver (a formal written statement of relinquishment)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Do without or cease to hold or adhere to
Example:
relinquish the old ideas
Synonyms:
dispense with; forego; foreswear; forgo; relinquish; waive
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "waive"):
give up; kick (stop consuming)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
waiver (a formal written statement of relinquishment)