waive
[ weyv ]
/ weɪv /
verb (used with object), waived, waiv·ing.
to refrain from claiming or insisting on; give up; forgo: to waive one's right; to waive one's rank; to waive honors.
Law. to relinquish (a known right, interest, etc.) intentionally.
to put aside for the time; defer; postpone; dispense with: to waive formalities.
to put aside or dismiss from consideration or discussion: waiving my attempts to explain.
RELATED WORDS
relinquish, suspend, defer, renounce, grant, shelve, forgo, remove, allow, reject, abandon, postpone, surrender, cede, resign, disclaim, yield, stay, leave, delay
Nearby words
- waitress,
- waitressing,
- waitron,
- waitstaff,
- waitz,
- waiver,
- waiver of premium,
- wajda,
- wajda, andrzej,
- waka
Origin of waive
1250–1300; Middle English weyven < Anglo-French weyver to make a waif (of someone) by forsaking or outlawing (him or her)
SYNONYMS FOR waive
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waive
/ (weɪv) /
verb (tr)
to set aside or relinquishto waive one's right to something
to refrain from enforcing (a claim) or applying (a law, penalty, etc)
to defer
Word Origin for waive
C13: from Old Northern French weyver, from waif abandoned; see waif
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waive
c.1300, from Anglo-French weyver "to abandon, waive," Old French weyver, guever "to abandon, give back," probably from a Scandinavian source akin to Old Norse veifa "to swing about," from Proto-Germanic *waibijanan (see waif). In Middle English legal language, used of rights, goods, or women. Related: Waived; waiving.
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