relinquish vs pass on

relinquish and pass on both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
relinquish	No	No	Yes	No
pass on	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, pass on is a hypernym of relinquish; that is, pass on is a word with a broader meaning than relinquish:

Other hypernyms of relinquish include give, hand, pass, reach, turn over.

relinquish (verb)	pass on (verb)
release, as from one's grip	transmit information
turn away from; give up	cause to be distributed
part with a possession or right	move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
do without or cease to hold or adhere to	give to or transfer possession of
	place into the hands or custody of
	transmit (knowledge or skills)
	refer to another person for decision or judgment