Make and Relinquish

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Make

Make verb - To receive as return for effort.
Usage example: I make considerably more money now than I did when I first started working here
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Relinquish is an antonym for make.
Nearby Words: makeup, making, maker

Relinquish

Relinquish verb - To give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress.
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Make is an antonym for relinquish.
Nearby Word: relinquishing
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Common collocations

name make name relinquish name
time make time relinquish time
world make world relinquish world
weapons make weapons relinquish weapons

Both words in one sentence

  • Judgment of Solomon The DA uses this trope to make the child cry and be very upset, prompting the biological mother to relinquish custody to the surrogate parents.
    Source: Judgment of Solomon
  • His response was that it wasn't his decision to make which prompted him to relinquish his godhood and create a world where mortals were in control of their own destinies.
    Source: No Man Should Have This Power
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Relinquish and Make. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/make/relinquish
Make & Relinquish. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/make/relinquish>.
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