Definition

1. Verb:
   • To voluntarily give up, relinquish, or refrain from insisting on a right, claim, or privilege.
   • To put aside or dispense with a rule, requirement, or formality.

Usage

• The verb "waive" is used when someone intentionally chooses not to enforce or claim something they are entitled to. It often involves a formal or legal decision.
• It is typically followed by the thing being given up (e.g., a right, fee, requirement).
• Common structures: "to waive [something]" or "to waive the right to [do something]".

Examples

• The university waived the application fee for low-income students.
• By signing this document, you waive your right to a trial by jury.
• The landlord agreed to waive the penalty for late payment this one time.
• The judge decided to waive the usual procedural rules in this special case.

Advanced Usage

• "To waive aside": To dismiss or disregard something, often an objection or concern.
  • He waived aside our worries and proceeded with the plan.
• "To waive through": To allow someone or something to pass without the usual checks or formalities.
  • Due to his diplomatic status, they waived him through customs.

Variants and Related Words

• Waiver (n): A formal document or statement recording the act of waiving a right or claim.
  • You must sign a liability waiver before participating.
• Waivable (adj): Capable of being waived.
  • The fee is waivable under certain conditions.

Synonyms

• Relinquish: To voluntarily give up or let go of.
• Forgo (or Forego): To abstain from or do without.
• Renounce: To formally declare abandonment of a right or claim.
• Cede: To give up, especially by treaty.
• Dispense with: To manage without; to forgo.

Antonyms

• Assert: To state a right or claim positively.
• Claim: To demand as a right.
• Insist on: To demand something forcefully, not accepting refusal.
• Enforce: To compel observance of or compliance with.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• "Waive the flag": This is not a standard idiom with "waive." The correct phrase for showing support is "wave the flag." Do not confuse "waive" (to give up) with "wave" (to move back and forth).
• "Waiver of immunity": A legal phrase meaning a person gives up their protection from prosecution.
  • The official signed a waiver of immunity.

Verb

1. lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
   • you've forfeited your right to name your successor
   • forfeited property
2. do without or cease to hold or adhere to
   • We are dispensing with formalities
   • relinquish the old ideas