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waive

Meaning

To voluntarily relinquish or surrender a claim, right, privilege, or other entitlement.

Examples by difficulty

Basic: Simple, everyday vocabulary — the easiest to read.

He knew he could demand payment for the broken vase, but seeing her tears, he decided to waive his right. The money wasn't worth her distress. He just wanted things to be okay again.

The old woman looked at the peeling paint on the carousel horse, remembering her childhood rides. She didn't have the energy to fight the developers who wanted to tear it down. With a heavy sigh, she decided to waive her right to protest, letting them have their way.

The old lighthouse keeper finally decided to waive his claim on the driftwood collected over twenty years. He watched the small boat sail away with his grandson, knowing he'd never charge for the weathered planks again, a quiet peace settling in his chest.

Barry, tired of waiting for his promised promotion, decided to waive his claim for a corner office. He realized he'd rather nap on the couch and waive his right to free donuts, because free donuts were way better than a tiny office anyway.

Barnaby the badger, after much deliberation, decided to waive his right to the juiciest grub. He'd rather watch his pet snail, Shelley, have a gourmet meal than hog it all for himself. Shelley, of course, slurped it down with gusto, leaving Barnaby with only a lint ball.

Normal: Standard, everyday language.

He knew he should fight for his share, that it was rightfully his, but the stress was just too much. To finally have some peace, he decided to waive his claim, letting go of the argument entirely.

After weeks of tense negotiations, Mr. Henderson finally agreed to waive his claim on the contested artifact. He just wanted peace, the long years of ownership disputes having drained him entirely. He simply surrendered his right to possess it, finding solace in ending the relentless back-and-forth.

After weeks of battling the encroaching bioluminescent fungus threatening their hermetically sealed asteroid farm, the colonists finally decided to waive their claim to the newly sprouted, yet toxic, spores. Their priority was simply survival, not the abstract notion of ownership over a deadly bloom.

Barnaby, seeing the mountain of laundry, decided to *waive* his right to clean socks for the week. He'd rather spend that energy mastering his couch-sitting skills. His sock drawer, a forgotten land of lone survivors, could wait.

Bartholomew the badger, after much deliberation, decided to waive his claim to the perfectly preserved, still-warm meatball he'd been guarding. He'd rather observe the ensuing squirrelly chaos than risk a single whisker in a turf war. Let them have their pasta-based glory.

Advanced: Richer vocabulary that stretches an upper-level reader.

After years of fighting for what was rightfully hers, Sarah felt a wave of exhaustion. She decided to waive her claim, letting go of the bitter struggle, hoping for peace instead. The court granted her request, ending the protracted dispute.

The exhausted researchers, after weeks observing the bioluminescent fungal blooms, decided to waive their claim for additional funding. The sheer wonder of the pulsating, otherworldly glow, visible only during the fleeting twilight, felt more valuable than any monetary reward, a privilege they willingly surrendered.

The artifact curator, weary of endless bureaucratic battles, decided to waive their claim on the disputed Mesoamerican obsidian mirror. They had spent years arguing ownership, but the emotional drain was immense. This artifact deserved peace, and so did they.

The notoriously stingy millionaire, Reginald Piffle, would only waive his extravagant demands for a solid gold limousine if the catering staff promised not to serve anything that remotely resembled broccoli. He’d rather starve than surrender his deeply held aversion to the verdant florets, a privilege he guarded more fiercely than his stock portfolio.

Barnaby, notorious for his spectacular, albeit unmusical, opera solos performed on kazoo, chose to waive his usual privilege of serenading the prize-winning rutabagas at the county fair. Apparently, a particularly opinionated pigeon had declared Barnaby's rendition of "Nessun Dorma" a clear and present danger to its digestion.

Challenging: Rare, high-register vocabulary for serious word lovers.

After agonizing deliberation, Elara decided to waive her claim to the inheritance. The protracted legal wrangling had become an unbearable burden, and surrendering her right to the estate felt like the only path to peace, a relinquishment of an entitlement that was no longer worth the strife.

After weeks of meticulous observation, the xenobotanist realized the luminescent spore's migratory pattern was inextricably linked to the subterranean seismic tremors. To preserve the integrity of the delicate ecosystem, she decided to waive her claim to immediate data publication, choosing instead to diligently protect its fragile equilibrium.

He couldn't bear another second of the gnawing shame; he’d irrevocably waive any claim to his inheritance, allowing the protracted legal entanglement to finally cease, granting him a fragile semblance of peace.

The gluttonous king, facing a perilous dietary decree from his physician, decided to waive his usual gargantuan breakfast of sixteen plump geese. He reasoned that surrendering his morning repast, though profoundly unpalatable, was a small price to pay for avoiding a spectacular case of gout that threatened his regal promenades.

Lord Bartholomew, a connoisseur of calcified dung beetles, decided to waive his exclusive right to the rarest specimen, a shimmering prothorax adorned with microscopic amber encrustations, deeming its aesthetic superiority a trifle too ostentatious for his beleaguered manor's ambiance.

Difficulty

Normal — Everyday words worth reinforcing.

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