waive

Definition of Waive in English :

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Verb

1. dispense with, forego, foreswear, forgo, relinquish, waive

do without or cease to hold or adhere to

Example Sentences:
'We are dispensing with formalities'
'relinquish the old ideas'

2. forego, forfeit, forgo, give up, throw overboard, waive

lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime

Example Sentences:
'you've forfeited your right to name your successor'
'forfeited property'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Waive

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verb (transitive)

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

Waive

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verb transitiveWord forms: waived or ˈwaiving

1.

to give up or forgo (a right, claim, privilege, etc.)

2.

to refrain from insisting on or taking advantage of

3.

to put off until later; postpone; defer

4. Law

to forgo or relinquish voluntarily (a right, privilege, claim, etc. which one is legally entitled to enforce)

5. Sport

to put (a player) on waivers

Waive

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tr.v. waived, waiv·ing, waives

1. To give up (a claim or right, for example) voluntarily; relinquish. See Synonyms at relinquish.

2. To refrain from insisting on or enforcing (a rule, penalty, or requirement, for example); dispense with: "The original ban on private trading had long since been waived" (William L. Schurz).

3. To refrain from engaging in, sometimes temporarily; cancel or postpone: Let's waive our discussion of that problem.

4. Sports To place (a player) on waivers.

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