waive
[ weyv ]
/ weɪv /
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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; dispense with: to waive formalities.
to put aside or dismiss from consideration or discussion: waiving my attempts to explain.
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Origin of waive
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)”; see waif
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British Dictionary definitions for waive
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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