relinquish

verb

1. 1

   release, as from one's grip

   Let go of the door handle, please!

   relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall

2. 2

   turn away from; give up

   I am foreswearing women forever

3. 3

   part with a possession or right

   I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest

   resign a claim to the throne

4. 4

   do without or cease to hold or adhere to

   We are dispensing with formalities

   relinquish the old ideas