relinquish
verb
[ rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ ]
• voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up.
• "he relinquished his managerial role to become chief executive"
Similar:
renounce,
give up,
part with,
give away,
hand over,
turn over,
lay down,
let go of,
waive,
resign,
abdicate,
yield,
cede,
surrender,
sign away,
leave,
resign from,
stand down from,
bow out of,
walk out of,
retire from,
depart from,
vacate,
pull out of,
abandon,
quit,
chuck,
jack in,
forsake,
discontinue,
stop,
cease,
drop,
desist from,
avoid,
steer clear of,
give a wide berth to,
reject,
eschew,
forswear,
refrain from,
abstain from,
forbear from,
forgo,
leave off,
kick,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French relinquiss-, lengthened stem of relinquir, from Latin relinquere, from re- (expressing intensive force) + linquere ‘to leave’.
