Meaning of waive in English
Verb
waiveEtymology
Middle English (originally as a legal term relating to removal of the protection of the law): from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French gaiver‘allow to become a waif, abandon’Definitions
1. do without or cease to hold or adhere toExamples
- « We are dispensing with formalities »
- « relinquish the old ideas »
- 2. lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime
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