She refused to relinquish control over the operations of the front office.
•Mary was ordered to relinquish her hold over the children for a month each year.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
hand over — verb To relinquish control or possession of something to someone; overgive. I handed over the controls to the copilot … Wiktionary
move over — verb move in order to make room for someone for something (Freq. 2) The park gave way to a supermarket Move over, he told the crowd • Syn: ↑give way, ↑give, ↑ease up, ↑yield • Hypernyms … Useful english dictionary
give — [c]/gɪv / (say giv) verb (gave, given, giving) –verb (t) 1. to deliver freely; bestow; hand over: to give someone a present. 2. to deliver to another in exchange for something; pay. 3. to pass over to: give me that book, please. 4. to grant… …
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surrender — sur·ren·der 1 vt 1 a: to yield to the control or possession of another surrender the leased premises surrender collateral to a creditor b: to give up completely or agree to forgo c: to cancel (one s insurance policy) voluntarily 2: to g … Law dictionary
HERZL, THEODOR — (Binyamin Ze ev; 1860–1904), founder of political Zionism and the World Zionist Organization. Herzl was born in Budapest, Hungary, to an affluent family and educated in the spirit of German Jewish enlightenment. In 1878 he entered the law faculty … Encyclopedia of Judaism
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deliver — de·liv·er vt ered, er·ing: to transfer possession of (property) to another: put into the possession or exclusive control of another a deed must be deliver ed to be effective W. M. McGovern, Jr. et al. see also gift compare bail … Law dictionary
reach — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. touch, attain, gain, get to, arrive at, pass, influence; stretch, extend; strive; hand over, deliver. See distance, transportation. n. stretch, span, range, expanse, distance, scope. See arrival. II… … English dictionary for students
part with — verb give up what is not strictly needed he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey • Syn: ↑spare, ↑give up, ↑dispense with • Hypernyms: ↑give • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
