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All waive synonyms

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verb waive

  • surrender β€” to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
  • give up β€” the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
  • relinquish β€” to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
  • put aside β€” to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
  • ignore β€” to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
  • abandon β€” If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
  • renounce β€” to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures.
  • allow β€” If someone is allowed to do something, it is all right for them to do it and they will not get into trouble.
  • defer β€” If you defer an event or action, you arrange for it to happen at a later date, rather than immediately or at the previously planned time.
  • forgo β€” to abstain or refrain from; do without.
  • grant β€” to bestow or confer, especially by a formal act: to grant a charter.
  • hand over β€” the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
  • postpone β€” to put off to a later time; defer: He has postponed his departure until tomorrow.
  • put off β€” to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
  • reject β€” to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
  • remove β€” to move from a place or position; take away or off: to remove the napkins from the table.
  • set aside β€” the act or state of setting or the state of being set.
  • shelve β€” to place (something) on a shelf or shelves.
  • suspend β€” to hang by attachment to something above: to suspend a chandelier from the ceiling.
  • turn over β€” to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
  • cede β€” If someone in a position of authority cedes land or power to someone else, they let them have the land or power, often as a result of military or political pressure.
  • delay β€” If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later.
  • disclaim β€” to deny or repudiate interest in or connection with; disavow; disown: disclaiming all participation.
  • disown β€” to refuse to acknowledge as belonging or pertaining to oneself; deny the ownership of or responsibility for; repudiate; renounce: to disown one's heirs; to disown a published statement.
  • leave β€” to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
  • neglect β€” to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
  • prorogue β€” to discontinue a session of (the British Parliament or a similar body).
  • remit β€” to transmit or send (money, a check, etc.) to a person or place, usually in payment.
  • renege β€” Cards. to play a card that is not of the suit led when one can follow suit; break a rule of play.
  • reserve β€” to keep back or save for future use, disposal, treatment, etc.
  • resign β€” to give up an office or position, often formally (often followed by from): to resign from the presidency.
  • stay β€” (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
  • table β€” an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports: a kitchen table; an operating table; a pool table.
  • yield β€” to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation: This farm yields enough fruit to meet all our needs.
  • dispense with β€” to deal out; distribute: to dispense wisdom.
  • hold off β€” to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
  • hold up β€” to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
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