fɔːˈɡəʊ fɔɹˈɡoʊ fɹiː ɹɪˈliːs ɹɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ ɹɪˈnaʊns ɹɪˈzaɪn release, as from one's grip Let go of the door handle, please! relinquish your grip on the rope — you won't fall turn away from; give up I am foreswearing women forever part with a possession or right I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest resign a claim to the throne do without or cease to hold or adhere to We are dispensing with formalities relinquish the old ideas