v. Simple past tense and past participle of relinquish.
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adj. that has been withdrawn or retreated from
Word Usage
"On March 5, 1953, after suffering a deadly stroke, Stalin relinquished control over a cult of personality so powerful that it had fooled the Russian people into thinking their despotic leader a wise and noble sovereign."