Vocabulary
Relinquish
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up.
Urdu meaning
دستبردار ہونا، چھوڑ دینا، ترک کرنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- If half of our society is not prepared to relinquish control over the remaining half and embrace it as a diverse equal, imagine the collective intellectual and decision-making deficit that is created.
- No friend of the Palestinians should harbour any delusion that Israel and its imperialist patron will relinquish the military gains they have made following the ceasefire.
- Who, they ask, will protect them if they relinquish the right to protect themselves?
- It is time for the state to enforce its writ and not relinquish control of ten in the face of mob violence, which is frequently motivated by unfounded allegations and personal enmities.
- Yet, implementation has been tepid, thanks largely to the provinces` reluctance to relinquish control.
Synonyms
renounce, give up, part with, give away, hand over, turn over, lay down, let go of, waive
Antonyms
keep, retain, continue,
Curator example
“he relinquished his managerial role to become chief executive”
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