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waive

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Main Entry:
waive 
          Listen to the pronunciation of waive
Pronunciation:
\ˈwāv\
Function:
transitive verb
Inflected Form(s):
waived; waiv·ing
Etymology:
Middle English weiven to decline, reject, give up, from Anglo-French waiver, gaiver, from waif lost, stray — more at waif
Date:
14th century
1archaic : give up, forsake2: to throw away (stolen goods)3archaic : to shunt aside (as a danger or duty) : evade4 a: to relinquish voluntarily (as a legal right) <waive a jury trial> b: to refrain from pressing or enforcing (as a claim or rule) : forgo <waive the fee>5: to put off from immediate consideration : postpone6 [influenced by 1wave] : to dismiss with or as if with a wave of the hand <waived the problem aside>7: to place (a ball player) on waivers ; also : to release after placing on waivers
synonyms see relinquish


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