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| abandon |
to stop pursuing (an activity, goal, or the like); give up; relinquish. [1/6 definitions] |
| abdicate |
to formally relinquish a position of power, a claim, or a right. [2/3 definitions] |
| abnegate |
to give up; relinquish. [1/2 definitions] |
| cling |
to refuse to relinquish. [1/3 definitions] |
| demit |
to resign from a post, or relinquish one's membership. [1/2 definitions] |
| forgive |
to relinquish anger or resentment against. [1/4 definitions] |
| resign |
to relinquish (a job, office, commission, or the like), often after formal notification. [2/5 definitions] |
| surrender |
to abandon or relinquish (an intention, desire, or the like). [1/5 definitions] |
| Velvet Revolution |
the Czechoslovakian revolution (1989), in which a country-wide peace protest and work strike moved the Communist government to relinquish power, resulting in the establishment of two separate, self-governing republics (1993). |
| yield |
to give up; surrender; relinquish. [1/8 definitions] |
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