relinquished

1. 1.

   that has been withdrawn or retreated from

   Similarunoccupied

Questions about relinquished

What does relinquished mean?

relinquished means "that has been withdrawn or retreated from".

How many syllables are in relinquished?

relinquished has 3 syllables: relinq-uis-hed. The stress falls on "uis". In IPA it is /ɹɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃt/.

Is relinquished a common word?

relinquished is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.