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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

abandoned, abjured, antiquated, antique, archaic, ceded, deserted, discontinued, dispensed with, disposed of, disused, done with, forgone, forsworn, not worth saving, obsolescent, obsolete, old, old-fashioned, on the shelf, out, out of use, out-of-date, outdated, outmoded, outworn, past use, pensioned off, recanted, released, renounced, resigned, retired, retracted, sacrificed, superannuate, superannuated, superseded, surrendered, waived, worn-out, yielded

Dictionary Results for relinquished:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

relinquished
    adj 1: that has been withdrawn or retreated from

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Relinquish \Re*lin"quish\ (-kw?sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
   Relinquished (-kw?sht); p. pr. & vb. n. Relinquishing.]
   [OF. relinquir, L. relinquere to leave behind; pref. re- re +
   linquere to leave. See Loan, and cf. Relic, Relict.]
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   1. To withdraw from; to leave behind; to desist from; to
      abandon; to quit; as, to relinquish a pursuit.
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            We ought to relinquish such rites.    --Hooker.
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            They placed Irish tenants upon the lands
            relinquished by the English.          --Sir J.
                                                  Davies.
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   2. To give up; to renounce a claim to; resign; as, to
      relinquish a debt.
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   Syn: To resign; leave; quit; forsake; abandon; desert;
        renounce; forb?ar; forego. See Resign.
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