waive

[ weyv ]

verb (used with object)

, waived, waiv·ing.

1. to refrain from claiming or insisting on; give up; forgo:

   to waive one's right;

   to waive one's rank;

   to waive honors.

   Synonyms: surrender, renounce, resign

   Antonyms: demand

2. Law. to relinquish (a known right, interest, etc.) intentionally.
3. to put aside for the time; defer; dispense with:

   to waive formalities.

4. to put aside or dismiss from consideration or discussion:

   waiving my attempts to explain.

waive

/ weɪv /

verb

1. to set aside or relinquish

   to waive one's right to something

2. to refrain from enforcing (a claim) or applying (a law, penalty, etc)
3. to defer

Word History and Origins

Origin of waive¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English weyven, from Anglo-French weyver “to make a homeless child (of someone) by forsaking or outlawing (that person)”; waif ( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of waive¹

C13: from Old Northern French weyver, from waif abandoned; see waif

Example Sentences

Starting Monday, teams were able to start waiving players and making moves to reshape their rosters.

From Washington Post

Under a deal brokered with Shapiro, Comcast on Wednesday pledged to be more transparent about its pricing and take additional steps that include waiving some fees for customers who cancel their cable and Internet contracts early.

From Washington Post

It also worked with its existing customers by offering flexibility and rent relief in the way of waived late fees and flexible payment scheduling, for example.

From TechCrunch

In March, DoorDash temporarily waived pickup fees for restaurants.

From Eater

Some, like Barbados and Costa Rica, are waiving income taxes entirely for anyone who comes, while others, such as Greece, are cutting their burden in half.

From Ozy

Francis opted to waive the requisite second miracle for John XXIII usually needed for non-martyrs to reach sainthood.

From The Daily Beast

Most of the defendants had been convinced to waive their right to a lawyer.

From The Daily Beast

But now Yanukovych has signaled that he refuses to waive even a bit of his power.

From The Daily Beast

Hastert stopped short of saying Boehner should waive the Hastert Rule.

From The Daily Beast

That vote will surely go along party lines, meaning the committee will decide that she did waive them, but so what?

From The Daily Beast

He may therefore receive and waive notice of them, vote when attending them, in short, participate in all matters.

From Project Gutenberg

The Dauphin and his eldest son the Duke of Burgundy would waive their rights.

From Project Gutenberg

They looked grave and distant, yet as if eager to learn more of me, had they dared to waive the ceremony of their iron office.

From Project Gutenberg

Ralegh himself had no such fondness for the fashionable mode of adjusting quarrels as to waive any orthodox right of refusal.

From Project Gutenberg

He would waive the ordinary etiquette of time and mourning to arrange all before.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• abandon
• allow
• defer
• forgo
• grant
• hand over
• postpone
• put off
• reject
• relinquish
• remove
• renounce
• set aside
• shelve
• surrender
• suspend
• turn over