Classes Voluntary Powers Possessive Relations Property in General Relinquishment
Relinquishment
Nouns
relinquishment, abandonment etc. (of a course) Relinquishment
renunciation, expropriation, dereliction
cession, surrender, dispensation
quitclaim deed
resignation etc. Resignation
riddance. derelict etc. adj.
foundling
jetsam, waif. discards, culls, rejects
garbage, refuse, rubbish.
Verbs
relinquish, give up, surrender, yield, cede
let go, let slip
spare, drop, resign, forego, renounce, abandon, expropriate, give away, dispose of, part with
lay aside, lay apart, lay down, lay on the shelf etc. (disuse) Disuse
set aside, put aside, put away
make away with, cast behind
maroon. give notice to quit, give warning
supersede
be rid of, get rid of, be quit of, get quit of
eject etc. [Motion out of, actively] Ejection
wash one's hands of. discard, cast off, dismiss
cast away, throw away, pitch away, fling away, cast aside, cast overboard, cast to the dogs, throw aside, throw overboard, throw to the dogs, pitch aside, pitch overboard, pitch to the dogs, fling aside, fling overboard, fling to the dogs
cast to the winds, throw to the winds, sweep to the winds
put away, turn away, sweep away
jettison
reject. quit one's hold, quitclaim.