verb (used with object), waived, waiv·ing.
- to refrain from claiming or insisting on; give up; forgo: to waive one’s right; to waive one’s rank; to waive honors.
- Law. to relinquish (a known right, interest, etc.) intentionally.
- to put aside for the time; defer; postpone; dispense with: to waive formalities.
- to put aside or dismiss from consideration or discussion: waiving my attempts to explain.