Emily Dickinson Lexicon

WAVE, v.t.² [Norm. weyver, to wave or waive; waifnez, waived; wefs, weifs, waifs.]

1. To put off; to cast off; to cast away; to reject; as, to wave goods stolen; usually written waive.
2. To quit; to depart from. He resolved not to wave his way. – Wotton.
3. To put off; to put aside for the present, or to omit to pursue; as, to wave a motion. He offered to wave the subject. [This is the usual sense.]
4. To relinquish, as a right, claim, or privilege. [Generally written waive.]