Definition of waive Waive

/wejˈv/ - [weyv] - waive

We found 20 definitions of waive from 6 different sources.

What does waive mean?

Verb waives, waiving, waived
waive - do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas"
		relinquish, forgo, forego, foreswear, dispense with
		kick, give up make a goal; "He kicked the extra point after touchdown"
waive - 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"
		forfeit, give up, throw overboard, forgo, forego
		lay claim, arrogate, claim make undue claims to having
		abandon stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims; "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations"
		lapse drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards

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waive (Noun)
A woman put out of the protection of the law; an outlawed woman.
waive (Verb)
To outlaw someone.
waive (Verb)
To abandon, give up someone or something.
waive (Verb)
To relinquish a right etc. ; to give up claim to; to forego.
waive (Verb)
To put aside, avoid.
waive (Verb)
To move from side to side; to sway.
waive (Verb)
To stray, wander.

waive (v. t.)
A waif; a castaway.
waive (v. t.)
A woman put out of the protection of the law. See Waive, v. t., 3 (b), and the Note.
waive (v. t.)
To relinquish; to give up claim to; not to insist on or claim; to refuse; to forego.
waive (v. t.)
To throw away; to cast off; to reject; to desert.
waive (v. t.)
To throw away; to relinquish voluntarily, as a right which one may enforce if he chooses.
waive (v. t.)
To desert; to abandon.
waive (v. i.)
To turn aside; to recede.

waive
To do without or cease to hold or adhere to.
waive
To lose (something) or lose the right to (something) by some error, offense, or crime.

waive
To give up the right to demand a court-martial, or to enforce forfeitures, by allowing people who have deserted, &c., to return to their duties.

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waive in sign language