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   waive

   /weɪv/

   verb

   • 1. refrain from insisting on or using (a right or claim): "he will waive all rights to the money" Similar relinquishrenouncegive upabandonrejectsurrenderyieldcededo withoutdispense withset/put asideabdicateabjuresacrificerefuseturn downspurnsign awayOpposite claimpursue
   • ▪ refrain from demanding compliance with (a rule or fee): "her tuition fees would be waived" Similar disregardignoreoverlookset asideforgodropomitcast asidebrush asideOpposite upholdfollow

   Word Origin Middle English (originally as a legal term relating to removal of the protection of the law): from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French gaiver ‘allow to become a waif, abandon’.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWAIVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   WAIVE definition: 1. to not demand something you have a right to, or not cause a rule to be obeyed: 2. to remove a…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › waiveWaive Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of WAIVE is to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily. How to use waive in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Waive.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryWAIVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   WAIVE meaning: 1. to not demand something you have a right to, or not cause a rule to be obeyed: 2. to remove a…. Learn more.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishWAIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   to give up or forgo (a right, claim, privilege, etc.) 2. to refrain from insisting on or taking advantage of. 3. to put off until later; postpone; defer. 4. Law. to forgo or relinquish voluntarily (a right, privilege, claim, etc. which one is legally entitled to enforce) 5.

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   Waive definition: to refrain from claiming or insisting on; give up; forgo. See examples of WAIVE used in a sentence.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › waiveWaive - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Waive comes from a Middle English word meaning to abandon; the word waif, which refers to a neglected or orphaned child, shares the same root. However, while abandoning a child on a street corner is not okay, waiving one's right to do something is in most cases perfectly acceptable.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishwaive verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of waive verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › waiveWaive - definition of waive by The Free Dictionary

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   1. to refrain from claiming or insisting on; forgo: to waive one's rank. 2. to relinquish (a right) intentionally: to waive an option. 3. to put aside, esp. for the time; defer or dispense with: to waive formalities.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishWAIVE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    WAIVE definition: 1. to allow someone not to obey the usual rule or not to pay the usual amount of money: 2. to…. Learn more.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › waivewaive | meaning of waive in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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    waive meaning, definition, what is waive: to state officially that a right, rule e...: Learn more.