relinquishing

Noun	1.	relinquishing - a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc. Synonyms: relinquishment
	2.	relinquishing - the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc. Synonyms: relinquishment

foreswear, giving up, quit, relinquish, relinquishment, renounce, renouncement, renunciation, surrender, yielding