Waive

Noun

 * 1)  A waif; a castaway. - John Donne
 * 2)  A woman put out of the protection of the law.

Verb

 * 1)  To relinquish; to give up claim to; not to insist on or claim; to refuse; to forego.
 * He waiveth milk, and flesh, and all. - Geoffrey Chaucer
 * We absolutely do renounce or waive our own opinions, absolutely yielding to the direction of others. - Barrow
 * 1)  To throw away; to cast off; to reject; to desert.
 * 2)  To throw away; to relinquish voluntarily, as a right which one may enforce if he chooses; to give up a right, privilege or restriction; as with a waiver.
 * If you waive the right to be silent, anything you say can be used against you in a court of law.
 * 1)  To desert; to abandon. - Alexander Mansfield Burrill
 * 2)  To turn aside; to recede.
 * To waive from the word of Solomon. - Geoffrey Chaucer

Derived terms

 * waivable

Related terms

 * waiver

Adverbs for Waive
magnanimously; willingly; voluntarily; deliberately; nobly; generously; affectionately; informally.

Thesaurus
abandon, abdicate, abjure, abolish, abrogate, abstain, acknowledge defeat, adjourn, admit, admit exceptions, allow, allow for, annul, brush aside, cancel, cease, cede, chuck, chuck out, come off, concede, consider, consider the circumstances, consider the source, contemn, continue, contradict, countermand, counterorder, cry quits, cut out, decline, defer, delay, deny, desist, desist from, despise, disannul, disapprove, discard, disclaim, discontinue, discount, disdain, disgorge, dismiss, disown, dispense with, dispose of, disregard, disuse, do away with, do without, drag out, drop, dump, except, exclude, extend, forbear, forgo, forswear, get along without, get rid of, give away, give over, give up, grant, hand over, hang fire, hang up, have done with, hold back, hold off, hold over, hold up, ignore, invalidate, keep back, keep in hand, kiss good-bye, lay aside, lay by, lay down, lay over, leave, leave off, let alone, let go, lift temporarily, make a sacrifice, make allowance for, make void, nol-pros, not pursue with, not touch, not use, nullify, override, overrule, part with, pass by, pass up, pigeonhole, postpone, prolong, prorogate, prorogue, protract, provide for, push aside, put aside, put behind one, put off, put on ice, quit, quitclaim, rebuff, recall, recant, recess, refrain, refuse, refuse to consider, reject, relax, relax the condition, relinquish, render up, renege, renounce, repeal, repel, repudiate, repulse, rescind, reserve, resign, retract, reverse, revoke, sacrifice, save, scout, set aside, set by, shelve, shift off, shove away, sleep on, spare, spurn, stand over, stave off, stay, stop, stretch out, surrender, suspend, swear off, table, take a recess, take account of, take into account, take into consideration, throw away, throw out, throw up, turn away, turn out, turn up, vacate, void, withdraw, write off, yield

Etymology
From, from xno: weyver:, from weyver:, guever:; also  weiven:

Translations

 * German: verzichten, aufgeben


 * Russian: отказываться


 * German: verlassen, aufgeben


 * Russian: отбрасывать, отвергать


 * Russian: отказываться