RELINQUISHING
relinquishment, relinquishing
(noun) the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.
relinquishment, relinquishing
(noun) a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
relinquishing
present participle of relinquish
Source: Wiktionary
RELINQUISH
Re*lin"quish (-kwsh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Relinquished (-kwsht); p.
pr. & vb. n. Relinquishing.] Etym: [OF. relinquir, L. relinquere to
leave behind; pref. re- re + linquere to leave. See Loan, and cf.
Relic, Relict.]
1. To withdraw from; to leave behind; to desist from; to abandon; to
quit; as, to relinquish a pursuit.
We ought to relinquish such rites. Hooker.
They placed Irish tenants upon the lands relinquished by the English.
Sir J. Davies.
2. To give up; to renounce a claim to; resign; as, to relinquish a
debt.
Syn.
– To resign; leave; quit; forsake; abandon; desert; renounce;
forbResign.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition