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Waive   /weɪv/   Listen
Waive

verb
(past & past part. waived; pres. part. waiving)
1.
Do without or cease to hold or adhere to.  Synonyms: dispense with, forego, foreswear, forgo, relinquish.  "Relinquish the old ideas"
2.
Lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime.  Synonyms: forego, forfeit, forgo, give up, throw overboard.  "Forfeited property"  Antonym: claim.



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"Waive" Quotes from Famous Books



... judge, "could on an occasion waive her claim to a subordinate link in the testimony she requires, it would certainly be in a case so painful and affecting as this. Still, we cannot permit personal feeling, however amiable, or domestic attachment, however strong, to impede her progress when ...
— Fardorougha, The Miser - The Works of William Carleton, Volume One • William Carleton

... he visited later, in October, 1846, he was notified that the Tzar had decided to waive the ransom. For some unexplained reason Altaras left Russia suddenly, and the scheme of a ...
— History of the Jews in Russia and Poland. Volume II • S.M. Dubnow

... life retrack To its first hour, and pick out such descent As man might wish for e'en to pride's content, I should rest satisfied with mine, nor choose New parents, decked with senatorial shoes, Mad, most would think me, sane, as you'll allow, To waive a load ne'er thrust on me till now. More gear 'twould make me get without delay, More bows there'd be to make, more calls to pay, A friend or two must still be at my side, That all alone I might ...
— The Satires, Epistles, and Art of Poetry • Horace

... said I to him, 'we will waive this question of luck. Have you ever had experience in ...
— Roads of Destiny • O. Henry

... maidens. But what you have just told me has gladdened my heart. I always had an affection for you, but now I love you like a woman. We will found this Holy Land League, you and I. You shall be President—I waive all claims in your favor—and I will ...
— Children of the Ghetto • I. Zangwill


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