relinquish

ceder, entregar

Dejar que otra persona tenga el control o la posesión de algo.

En inglés sencillo: To let someone else have control or possession of something.

• He reluctantly relinquished control of the company.
• The army relinquished power to an elected government.
• She will relinquish possession of the house tomorrow.

Cómo se usa: relinquish something to someone (She relinquished control to her deputy.)

Sinónimos: surrender, hand over, yield

Antónimos: retain

Expresiones frecuentes: relinquish control, relinquish power, relinquish something to someone

renunciar a, abandonar

Decidir dejar de poseer algo o de ocupar un cargo.

En inglés sencillo: To choose to stop having something or holding a position.

• She relinquished her title last year.
• He refused to relinquish his claim to the land.
• Will the director relinquish his position?

Sinónimos: give up, abandon, renounce

Antónimos: retain

Expresiones frecuentes: relinquish a title, relinquish a claim, relinquish office

soltar

Dejar de sujetar algo y permitir que quede libre.

En inglés sencillo: To stop holding something and let it go.

• He relinquished his grip on my arm.
• She slowly relinquished her hold on the rope.
• The child would not relinquish the toy.

Sinónimos: release, let go of

Antónimos: grasp

Expresiones frecuentes: relinquish your grip, relinquish your hold