WAIVE Definition & Meaning

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waive

[ weyv ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

waived, waiving.

to refrain from claiming or insisting on; give up; forgo:
to waive one's right;
to waive one's rank;
to waive honors.
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Antonyms:
Law. to relinquish (a known right, interest, etc.) intentionally.
to put aside for the time; defer; dispense with:
to waive formalities.
to put aside or dismiss from consideration or discussion:
waiving my attempts to explain.

waive

/ �ɱ�ɪ�� /

verb

to set aside or relinquish
to waive one's right to something
to refrain from enforcing (a claim) or applying (a law, penalty, etc)
to defer

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of waive¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English weyven, from Anglo-French weyver “to make a homeless child (of someone) by forsaking or outlawing (that person)”; waif ( def )

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of waive¹

C13: from Old Northern French weyver, from waif abandoned; see waif

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Example Sentences

While the laws have been heralded by environmentalists, their processes have long been considered onerous by developers, and residents and officials have urged their requirements be lessened or waived to expedite fire recovery.

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To make room on the roster, the Lakers waived forward Cam Reddish.

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And this wasn’t the first time Newsom unilaterally waived such laws.

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One of his victims, James Harvey, who waived his anonymity, told the BBC that Burrows was an "appalling, manipulative abuser".

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Though allowed greater freedom of movement, eligible foreign nationals also "waive" the due process rights and right to contest any removal action against them that come with a formal tourist visa, he added.

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