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delinquish.

to relinquish

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. to relinquish

    rare · transitive
  2. to fail in duty or obligation

    intransitive · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *linékʷti Proto-Italic *linkʷō Latin linquō Latin dēlinquōbor. ▲ English relinquishinflu. English delinquish Borrowed from Latin dēlinquō (“to fail, err”) with the addition of -ish. Sense 1 was influenced by the similar verb relinquish.

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