waive
1waive — / wāv/ vt waived, waiv·ing [Anglo French waiver weiver, literally to abandon, forsake, from waif weif forlorn, stray, probably from Old Norse veif something loose or flapping] 1: to relinquish (as a right or privilege) voluntarily and… …
2waive — [weɪv] verb [transitive] LAW to state officially that a right, rule etc can be ignored in a particular case: • The government has waived restrictions on dealing in foreign currencies. • American Express offered to waive fees for additional cards… …
3Waive — Waive, n. [See {Waive}, v. t. ] 1. A waif; a castaway. [Obs.] Donne. [1913 Webster] 2. (O. Eng. Law) A woman put out of the protection of the law. See {Waive}, v. t., 3 (b), and the Note. [1913 Webster] …
4Waive — Waive, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Waived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Waiving}.] [OE. waiven, weiven, to set aside, remove, OF. weyver, quesver, to waive, of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. veifa to wave, to vibrate, akin to Skr. vip to tremble. Cf. {Vibrate}, {Waif}.] …
5waive — means ‘to give up (a right or claim) voluntarily’, as in waiving an immunity or waiving formalities. It is not formally confused with the more familiar verb wave except in phrasal verbs such as waive aside and waive away (= to put aside as if… …
6Waive — Waive, v. i. To turn aside; to recede. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] To waive from the word of Solomon. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …
7waive — (v.) c.1300, from Anglo Fr. weyver to abandon, waive, O.Fr. weyver, guever to abandon, give back, probably from a Scandinavian source akin to O.N. veifa to swing about, from P.Gmc. *waibijanan (see WAIF (Cf. waif)). In Middle English legal… …
8waive — [weıv] v [T] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old North French; Origin: weyver, from waif; WAIF] to state officially that a right, rule etc can be ignored ▪ She waived her right to a lawyer …
9waive — [ weıv ] verb transitive to choose to officially ignore a rule, right, or claim: The defendant has waived his right to a jury trial. Museum entrance fees have been waived (=not charged) …
10waive — cede, yield, resign, abandon, surrender, *relinquish, leave Analogous words: *forgo, forbear, sacrifice: concede, *grant, allow Contrasted words: *demand, claim, require, exact: assert, *maintain, defend …
