All 3 Uses of
relinquish
in
Moby Dick
- And if, after a three, four, or five years' voyage she is drawing nigh home with anything empty in her—say, an empty vial even—then, her mast-heads are kept manned to the last; and not till her skysail-poles sail in among the spires of the port, does she altogether relinquish the hope of capturing one whale more.†
Chpt 34-36relinquish = gave up or let go
- He was therefore forced to relinquish his plan.†
Chpt 70-72 *
- They soon relinquish this turbulence though, and when about three-fourths grown, break up, and separately go about in quest of settlements, that is, harems.†
Chpt 88-90
Definition:
to give something up, or to let go of something -- typically an idea, position or possession