Dictionary entries for 'waive'

Synonyms

waive (wāv)

[Middle English weiven, to abandon, from Anglo-Norman weyver, from waif, ownerless property; see waif¹.]

transitive verb: waived, waiv·ing, waives.

To give up (a claim or right) voluntarily; relinquish. See synonyms at relinquish
To refrain from insisting on or enforcing (a rule or penalty, for example); dispense with: “The original ban on private trading had long since been waived” (William L. Schurz)
To put aside or off temporarily; defer.