definition
turn away from; give up
sentence
He had chosen to adopt the boys, whose biological father had relinquished custody after failing to pay child support.
Marriage involves relinquishing some aspect of personal freedom in order to submit to the disciplined identities of husband or wife.
difficulty
medium
toefl frequency
2
toefl classification
adjective
relinquished
verb
relinquish
noun
relinquishment
noun sentence
He purchased relinquishments upon three beautiful quarter sections of land in the county lying just to the west.