waive

waive

verb \ˈwāv\

waivedwaiv·ing

Definition of WAIVE

transitive verb

1

archaic : give up, forsake

2

: to throw away (stolen goods)

3

archaic : to shunt aside (as a danger or duty) : evade

4

a : to relinquish voluntarily (as a legal right) <waive a jury trial> b : to refrain from pressing or enforcing (as a claim or rule) : forgo <waive the fee>

5

: to put off from immediate consideration : postpone

6

[influenced by ¹wave] : to dismiss with or as if with a wave of the hand <waived the problem aside>

7

: to place (a ball player) on waivers; also : to release after placing on waivers

Examples of WAIVE

1. She waived her right to a lawyer.
2. The university waives the application fee for low-income students.

Origin of WAIVE

Middle English weiven to decline, reject, give up, from Anglo-French waiver, gaiver, from waif lost, stray — more at waif

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with WAIVE

brave, cave, clave, crave, fave, glaive, grave, knave, lave, nave, pave, rave, save, shave, slave, stave, wave, Wave