waive
11waive — [v] give up; let go abandon, allow, cede, defer, delay, disclaim, disown, dispense with, forgo, grant, hand over, hold off, hold up, leave, neglect, postpone, prorogue, put off, refrain from, reject, relinquish, remit, remove, renege, renounce,… …
12waive — ► VERB ▪ refrain from insisting on or applying (a right or claim). ORIGIN Old French gaiver allow to become a waif, abandon …
13waive — [wāv] vt. waived, waiving [ME weiven < Anglo Fr waiver, to renounce, abandon < ON veifa, to fluctuate: see WAIF] 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… …
14waive — /wayv/, v.t., waived, waiving. 1. to refrain from claiming or insisting on; give up; forgo: to waive one s right; to waive one s rank; to waive honors. 2. Law. to relinquish (a known right, interest, etc.) intentionally. 3. to put aside for the… …
15waive — v To abandon, throw away, renounce, repudiate, or surrender a claim, a privilege, a right, or the opportunity to take advantage of some defect, irregularity, or wrong. To give up right or claim voluntarily. A person is said to waive a benefit… …
16waive — [[t]weɪv[/t]] v. t. waived, waiv•ing 1) to refrain from claiming or insisting on; forgo: to waive one s rank[/ex] 2) law to relinquish (a right) intentionally: to waive an option[/ex] 3) to put aside, esp. for the time; defer or dispense with: to …
17waive — transitive verb (waived; waiving) Etymology: Middle English weiven to decline, reject, give up, from Anglo French waiver, gaiver, from waif lost, stray more at waif Date: 14th century 1. archaic give up, forsake 2. to throw away (stolen goods) 3 …
18waive — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. relinquish, renounce, give up, forgo, disclaim, surrender (a right or claim); defer. See disuse, relinquishment. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. forgo, abandon, relinquish, give up, surrender, disclaim, sign… …
19waive — [[t]we͟ɪv[/t]] waives, waiving, waived 1) VERB If you waive your right to something, for example legal representation, you choose not to have it or do it. [V n] He pled guilty to the murders of three boys and waived his right to appeal. 2) VERB… …
20waive — verb refrain from insisting on or applying (a right or claim). Origin ME (orig. as a legal term relating to removal of the protection of the law): from an Anglo Norman Fr. var. of OFr. gaiver allow to become a waif, abandon . Usage Waive is… …
