waive

• abandon
• abdicate
• abjure
• abnegate
• allow
• cede
• defer
• delay
• demit
• deny
• desert
• disavow
• disclaim
• disown
• dispense with
• forgo
• forsake
• give up
• grant
• hand over
• hold off
• hold up
• leave
• neglect
• postpone
• prorogue
• put off
• quit
• refrain from
• reject
• relinquish
• remit
• remove
• renege
• renounce
• reserve
• resign
• set aside
• shelve
• stay
• surrender
• suspend
• table
• turn over
• vacate
• yield

• accept
• acknowledge
• advance
• appropriate
• approve
• arrogate
• assume
• carry out
• claim
• confiscate
• continue
• defend
• deny
• do
• expedite
• forward
• go
• guard
• hold
• keep
• protect
• refuse
• retain
• safeguard
• secure
• seize
• take
• take over
• usurp
• wrest

• verb
  1. To relinquish (a right etc.); to give up claim to; to forego.
  2. To put aside, avoid.
  3. To outlaw (someone).
  4. To abandon, give up (someone or something).
  5. To move from side to side; to sway.
  6. To stray, wander.
• noun
  1. A woman put out of the protection of the law; an outlawed woman.
  2. A waif; a castaway.

• The company decided to waive the late fee for the overdue payment as a gesture of goodwill.
• She requested to waive her right to a jury trial and opted for arbitration instead.
• The professor agreed to waive the prerequisite requirement for the advanced course for exceptional students.
• The government may waive visa requirements for citizens of certain countries for short-term visits.
• The team captain decided to waive his bonus in favor of distributing it among the team members.

abdicate

sacrifice

sacrifices

abnegate

ignore

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