relinquish
verb (used with object)
to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.).
have been relinquishing
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present perfect progressiveof relinquish.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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If she had forgotten or surrendered, she felt that she would have been relinquishing infinitely more than hope to aid one ruined man.
From Light of the Western Stars by Zane Grey
