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      relinquishing
      noun
      the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.
      a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.
      Roots
      rere- · Latin · behindlinquo-linquish · Latin · leave, abandon
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      The word relinquishing breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: re-, from Latin re (“behind”); and -linquish, from Latin linquo (“leave, abandon”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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