relinquish
/rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/
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American sound/rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/
rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ
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- 3 syllables
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- 2nd syllable stress
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- Short i vowel
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rɪ - ˈlɪŋkwɪʃ -> relinquish
Myanmar meaning
(v) စွန့်လွှတ်သည်။ လက်လျော့သည်။
Full entry
relinquish /r'lŋkwʃ/ v
~ sth (to sb) (fml)
စွန့်လွှတ်သည်။ လက်လွှတ်သည်။ လက်လျှော့သည်။ relinquish control of a company ❍ relinquish one's position as Governor ❍ He had relinquished all hope that she was alive. ❍ relinquish the struggle for freedom ❍ relinquish one's grip/hold (on power) ❍ She relinquished possession of the house to her sister.
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give up, surrender, hand over, abandon, renounce, resign, bow out, turn down, let go by, let pass, abdicate, abnegate, back down, cast, cast off, cede, cut loose, desert, discard, ditch, drop, drop like hot potato, drop out, dump, dumper, forbear, forgo, forsake, forswear, get off chest, get off one's chest, kick, kiss good-bye, lay aside, lay bare, leave, let go, let hair down, opt out, out with it, quit, quit cold turkey, release, repudiate, retire from, sacrifice, shaker, shed, stand down, swear off, take the oath, take the pledge, tell all, unbosom, unburden, vacate, waive, withdraw, yield
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