Read the dictionary definition of relinquish. All definitions for this word.
1. release, as from one's grip
1. Let go of the door handle, please!
2. relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall
2. turn away from; give up
1. I am foreswearing women forever
3. part with a possession or right
1. I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest
2. resign a claim to the throne
4. do without or cease to hold or adhere to
1. We are dispensing with formalities
2. relinquish the old ideas