waive[verb]Synonyms: set aside, abandon, dispense with, forgo, give up, relinquish, remit, renounce
Contrasted words: claim, demand, exact, require, assert, defend, maintain
Related Words: allow,
concede,
grant [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
waive /weɪv/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Old North French;
Origin: weyver, from waif; ⇒ waif]
to state officially that a right, rule etc can be ignored:
She waived her right to a lawyer. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲