relinquish

 
Pronunciation: /rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/

verb

[with object]
  • voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up: he relinquished his managerial role to become chief executive

Derivatives

relinquishment

noun

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French relinquiss-, lengthened stem of relinquir, from Latin relinquere, from re- (expressing intensive force) + linquere 'to leave'