All 11 Uses of
relinquish
in
Jane Eyre
- The spoons were moved slowly: I saw each girl taste her food and try to swallow it; but in most cases the effort was soon relinquished.†
p. 55.4 *relinquished = gave up or let go
- Many a time I have shared between two claimants the precious morsel of brown bread distributed at tea-time; and after relinquishing to a third half the contents of my mug of coffee, I have swallowed the remainder with an accompaniment of secret tears, forced from me by the exigency of hunger.†
p. 71.9relinquishing = giving up or letting go
- A note was accordingly addressed to that lady, who returned for answer, that "I might do as I pleased: she had long relinquished all interference in my affairs."†
p. 106.4relinquished = gave up or let go
- St. John, no doubt, would have given the world to follow, recall, retain her, when she thus left him; but he would not give one chance of heaven, nor relinquish, for the elysium of her love, one hope of the true, eternal Paradise.†
p. 424.8
- You might relinquish that scheme.†
p. 431.4
- Relinquish!†
p. 431.5
- Must I relinquish that?†
p. 431.6
- "You give it up very gleefully," said he; "I don't quite understand your light-heartedness, because I cannot tell what employment you propose to yourself as a substitute for the one you are relinquishing.†
p. 450.6relinquishing = giving up or letting go
- In the resolute readiness with which you cut your wealth into four shares, keeping but one to yourself, and relinquishing the three others to the claim of abstract justice, I recognised a soul that revelled in the flame and excitement of sacrifice.†
p. 465.6
- I would not so soon relinquish the attempt to reconquer it.†
p. 475.2relinquish = gave up or let go
- He relinquished the endeavour, folded his arms, and stood quiet and mute in the rain, now falling fast on his uncovered head.†
p. 498.5
Definition:
to give something up, or to let go of something -- typically an idea, position or possession