relinquished
ri ling kwisht
- v part with a possession or right
- v do without or cease to hold or adhere to
- v turn away from; give up
- v release, as from one's grip
- s that has been withdrawn or retreated from
- His elevation to the leadership resulted in Labor immediately overtaking the Liberal-National Coalition government in opinion polls a lead it hasn't relinquished since.
- After more than half a century of ultimate jefe-dom, an ailing Fidel in February suddenly relinquished the presidency to his younger brother Raa ul, whom many hope will be a .
- Soon Stravinsky's audaciously innovative works confirmed his status as the leading composer of the day, a position he hardly relinquished until his death nearly 60 years later.