mindmap root((放弃)) relinquish may suggest some regret, reluctance or weakness in the giving up: ~ed her crown with bittersweet feelings. yield implies a concession of compliance or submission to force: I ~ to your greater expertise in this matter. resign emphasizes a voluntary relinquishment or sacrifice without struggle: ~ed rather than work under the new terms. surrender implies a giving up to an external compulsion or demand after a struggle to retain or resist: forced to sign a document ~ing all claims to the land. abandon stresses finality and completeness in giving up: ~ all hope. waive implies a conceding or forgoing with little or no compulsion:~d the right to a trial by jury.