define waiving
1. to refrain from claiming or insisting on; forgo: to waive one's rank. 2. to relinquish (a right) intentionally: to waive an option. 3. to put aside, esp. for the time; defer or dispense with: to waive formalities. 4. to dismiss from consideration or discussion. [1250â1300; Middle English weyven < Anglo-French weyver to make a waif (of someone) by forsaking or outlawing (him or her)]