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relinquish
  • v  part with a possession or right
    I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest
  • v  do without or cease to hold or adhere to
    relinquish the old ideas
  • v  turn away from; give up
  • v  release, as from one's grip
    relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall
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relive
  • v  experience again, often in the imagination
    He relived the horrors of war
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reload
  • v  load anew
    She reloaded the gun carefully
  • v  place a new load on
    The movers reloaded the truck
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relocate
  • v  become established in a new location
    Our company relocated to the Midwest
  • v  move or establish in a new location
    We had to relocate the office because the rent was too high
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rely on
  • v  put trust in with confidence
  • v  be dependent on, as for support or maintenance
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remain
  • v  stay the same; remain in a certain state
    The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it
    He remained unmoved by her tears
  • v  continue in a place, position, or situation
    despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year
  • v  be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.
    There remains the question of who pulled the trigger
    Carter remains the only President in recent history under whose Presidency the U.S. did not fight a war
  • v  stay behind
    The hostility remained long after they made up
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