waive

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 away, set aside, put aside, dismiss, reject, ignore, dispense with, suspend, disregard, postpone, reserve, defer, shelve, table.

Syn.- waive suggests a voluntary giving up by refraining from insisting on one's right or claim to something [ to waive a jury trial ] ; relinquish implies a giving up of something deSirable and connotes compulsion or the force of necessity [ we will not relinquish our advantage ] ; abandon , in this connection, implies a complete and final relinquishment, as because of weariness, discouragement, etc. [ do not abandon hope ] ; forgo implies the denial to oneself of something, as for reasons of expediency or altruism [ I must forgo the pleasure of your company this evening ]

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.

1. give up relinquish, surrender, forbear, forgo, renounce, dispense with, forsake, abandon.

2. postpone defer, put off, table, *put on hold.

ANT.: 1. keep, retain, claim

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To give up a possession, claim, or right: abandon, abdicate, cede, demit, forswear, hand over, quitclaim, relinquish, render, renounce, resign, surrender, yield. See KEEP. 2. To put off until a later time: adjourn, defer1, delay, hold off, hold up, postpone, remit, shelve, stay1, suspend, table. Informal: wait. Idiom: put on ice. See DO.