Preclude and Relinquish

Preclude

Preclude verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.

Relinquish and preclude are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Relinquish" instead a verb "Preclude".

Nearby Words: preclusion, precluding

Relinquish

Relinquish verb - To give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress.

Preclude and relinquish are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Preclude" instead a verb "Relinquish".

Nearby Word: relinquishing

Common collocations

interest preclude interest relinquish interest
time preclude time relinquish time
weapons preclude weapons relinquish weapons
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