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Meaning of 'waive' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Waive [ v. i.]
- To turn aside; to recede.
2 . Waive [ v. t.]
- A waif; a castaway.
- A woman put out of the protection of the law. See Waive, v. t., 3 (b), and the Note.
- To relinquish; to give up claim to; not to insist on or claim; to refuse; to forego.
- To throw away; to cast off; to reject; to desert.
- To throw away; to relinquish voluntarily, as a right which one may enforce if he chooses.
- To desert; to abandon.

Meaning of 'waive' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . waive [ v]
Meaning (1):
- lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
Example in sentence:
  • forfeited property;
  • you've forfeited your right to name your successor
Meaning (2):
- do without or cease to hold or adhere to
Example in sentence:
  • relinquish the old ideas;
  • We are dispensing with formalities

Nearby Words:

waid waif waift wail wailed wailer waileress wailful wailing wailingly

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