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relinquish
verb as in give up, let go
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They say the bureau should instead “focus on tangible harms to consumers,” relinquish oversight to states and reimburse defrauded consumers, rather than impose heavy fines on companies.
He argued with righteous tenacity that Southerners could be convinced to relinquish their slaves by means of patient “moral suasion.”
A long-time proponent of independence for his Flemish-speaking region, he would be loath to relinquish the post of prime minister after years of questing for the top job.
Chandler must complete 100 hours of community service, stay out of trouble for a year and relinquish the Peace Officer certification that allows him to work in state law enforcement, Chase said.
But their dependent status prohibits their employment, casting them into the murky role of supportive yet alienated spouses who have had to relinquish more than their full foreign names.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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