waive

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /weɪv/ UK /weɪv/ See IPA manual

Homophones

wave /weɪv/

Meanings

1

verb
to relinquish a right or claim voluntarily; to refrain from enforcing

The bank agreed to waive the late-payment fee.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to relinquish a right or... relinquish forgo renounce surrender abandon forsake yield

Opposites

claim assert enforce demand

Word family

Derived forms waiverwaivable

Related forms waif

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman weyver ('to abandon, give up'), from Old French gaiver, of Germanic origin and related to waif (a stray, abandoned thing).

weyver Old French

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Topics

Actions & Processes

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# waive

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /weɪv/
**IPA (UK):** /weɪv/

## Meanings
1. to relinquish a right or claim voluntarily; to refrain from enforcing

## Examples
- The bank agreed to waive the late-payment fee.

## Synonyms
- relinquish
- forgo
- renounce
- surrender
- abandon
- forsake
- yield

## Antonyms
- claim
- assert
- enforce
- demand

## Derived Forms
- waiver
- waivable

## Related Forms
- waif

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: weyver

## Etymology
From Anglo-Norman weyver ('to abandon, give up'), from Old French gaiver, of Germanic origin and related to waif (a stray, abandoned thing).

## AI Etymology
Waive is a verb meaning "to relinquish a right or claim voluntarily; to refrain from enforcing". Historically, it is from Anglo-Norman weyver ('to abandon, give up'), from Old French gaiver, of Germanic origin and related to waif (a stray, abandoned thing). The historical chain is anchored in Old French weyver. Close English family members include waiver, waivable, and waif. This keeps the modern verb sense tied to the older forms and language sequence behind it.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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