Both Uses of
relinquish
in
Don Quixote
- nevertheless he begged of him not to relinquish the undertaking, were it but for the sake of curiosity and amusement;†
Chpt 1.33-34relinquish = gave up or let go
- The barber, however, was not so ready to relinquish the prize he had made in the pack-saddle; on the contrary, he raised such an outcry that everyone in the inn came running to know what the noise and quarrel meant.†
Chpt 1.43-44 *
Definition:
to give something up, or to let go of something -- typically an idea, position or possession