"derelinquish" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: derelinquishes [present, singular, third-person], derelinquishing [participle, present], derelinquished [participle, past], derelinquished [past]
Etymology: de- + relinquish as a calque of Latin dērelinquere. See dereliction in Roman law for its particular use in Scotland. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|de-|relinquish}} de- + relinquish, {{clq|en|la|derelinquo|dērelinquere|nocap=1}} calque of Latin dērelinquere Head templates: {{en-verb}} derelinquish (third-person singular simple present derelinquishes, present participle derelinquishing, simple past and past participle derelinquished)
  1. to abandon or desert, to leave to itself Wikipedia link: de:Dereliktion Related terms: derelict, dereliction
    Sense id: en-derelinquish-en-verb-3p1dKT~m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-

Inflected forms

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