# relinquish

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɹɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/ · frequency rank #24,882

## Definitions
1. To give up, abandon or retire from something; to trade away.
2. To let go (free, away), physically release.
3. To metaphorically surrender, yield control or possession.
4. To accept to give up, withdraw etc.

## Etymology
From Middle English relinquisshen, from the inflected stem relinquiss- of Middle French relinquir, from Latin relinquere, itself from re- + linquere (“to leave”).
Compare also Sanskrit रिणक्ति (riṇakti, “to leave”).

## Common misspellings (15)
`erlinquish`, `reilnquish`, `relinnquish`, `relinqiush`, `relinqquish`, `relinquihs`, `relinquishh`, `relinquissh`, `relinqusih`, `relinuqish`, `reliqnuish`, `rellinquish`, `relniquish`, `rleinquish`, `rrelinquish`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/relinquish