NYT Dictionary
WAIVE
/wæɪv/VerbNounWAYVGrade 8
Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2023
Meaning
To relinquish (a right etc.); to give up claim to; to forgo.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
From Middle English weyven (“to avoid, renounce”), from Anglo-Norman weyver (“to abandon, allow to become a waif”), from Old French waif (“waif”), from gaiver (“to abandon”), ultimately of Scandinavian/North Germanic origin; see weyver.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
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