Both Uses
relinquish
in
A Wrinkle in Time
(Edited)
- Quite calmly, as though this old woman and her boots were nothing out of the ordinary, Mrs. Murry pulled until the second boot relinquished the foot.
p. 26.5relinquished = let go of
- The Black Thing does not relinquish its victims willingly.
p. 199.1 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(relinquish) to give something up, or to let go of something -- typically an idea, position or possession
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)