Both Uses of
relinquish
in
Nicholas Nickleby
- Such are his jealousy and hatred of me, that if he knew his daughter had opened her heart to me, he would render her life miserable with his reproaches; although—this is the inconsistency and selfishness of his character—although if he knew that every penny she had came from me, he would not relinquish one personal desire that the most reckless expenditure of her scanty stock could gratify.'†
Chpt 46
- Mr Squeers's first tokens of consternation, and his flat relinquishment of the task, would have staggered most men, if they had not immediately occasioned an utter abandonment of the proposition.†
Chpt 56 *
Definition:
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(relinquish) to give something up, or to let go of something -- typically an idea, position or possession