· do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas"
Synonym(s): relinquish, forgo, forego, foreswear, dispense_with
· lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime; "you've forfeited your right to name your successor"; "forfeited property"
Synonym(s): forfeit, give_up, throw_overboard, forgo, forego
Hypernym(s): abandon