Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Wordsmith Wednesday

Once again, I tried the synonyms of synonyms of synonyms experiment, taking it to the third degree this time. 

Orange = synonyms of "Relinquish"
Green = synonyms of the Orange
Yellow = synonyms of the Green

Relinquish:
renounce
(disavow: abjure, disown, gainsay)
abandon
(desert: strand, maroon, vacate, jilt, reject: shun, veto, rebuff)
forsake
(repudiate: disclaim, spurn: disdain)
surrender
(capitulate: accede, relent:  soften, ease, mitigate, slacken, acquiesce: consent, defer, concur)
abdicate
(yield: grant)
resign
(submit, comply: assent, respect, adhere, conform)
forswear
(deny: controvert, refute, repudiate)

Another way of saying "RELINQUISH" is "LET IT GO"...and nobody says "LET IT GO" better than The Zac Brown Band!  So here's a little Wordsmith bonus for you today:  the quality of this clip isn't great, but it's the best I could find.


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