All waive synonyms
waive
W w 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.