Resign Definition
rĭ-zīn
resigned, resigns
verb
resigned, resigns
To submit (oneself) passively; accept as inevitable.
I resigned myself to a long wait in line.
American Heritage
To give up an office, position of employment, etc., esp. by formal notice.
Webster's New World
To give up (an office, position, etc.)
Webster's New World
To give up possession of; relinquish (a claim, etc.)
Webster's New World
To give up one's job or office; quit, especially by formal notification.
Resign from a board of directors.
American Heritage
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idiom
resign oneself (to)
- to submit or become reconciled (to); accept (something) passively
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Resign
- resign oneself (to)
Origin of Resign
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Middle English resignen from Old French resigner from Latin resignāre to unseal re- re- signāre to seal (from signum mark, seal sekw-1 in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Anglo-Norman reisgner, Middle French resigner, and its source, Latin resignāre (“to unseal, annul, assign, resign"), from re- + signāre (“to seal, stamp").
From Wiktionary
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re- + sign
From Wiktionary
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