verb (v)

• part with a possession or right(verb.possession)

  Example:
  I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest.
  

  Synonym:
  free, give up, release, resign
  

  source: wordnet30
• do without or cease to hold or adhere to(verb.social)

  Example:
  Relinquish the old ideas.
  

  Synonym:
  dispense with, forego, foreswear, forgo, waive
  

  source: wordnet30
• turn away from; give up(verb.possession)

  Synonym:
  foreswear, quit, renounce
  

  source: wordnet30
• release, as from one's grip(verb.contact)

  Example:
  Relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall.
  

  Synonym:
  let go, let go of, release
  Antonym:
  hold, take hold
  

  source: wordnet30
• To withdraw from; to leave behind; to desist from; to abandon; to quit; as, to relinquish a pursuit.(verb)

  source: webster1913