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resign
(r/I/_'z/aI/n )

verb (v)

  • leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily(verb.social)
    Example:
    The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds.
    source: wordnet30
  • give up or retire from a position(verb.social)
    Example:
    The chairman resigned over the financial scandal.
    source: wordnet30
  • part with a possession or right(verb.possession)
    Example:
    Resign a claim to the throne.
    source: wordnet30
  • accept as inevitable(verb.cognition)
    Example:
    He resigned himself to his fate.
    Synonym:
    reconcile, submit
    source: wordnet30
  • To affix one's signature to, a second time; to sign again.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To sign back; to return by a formal act; to yield to another; to surrender; -- said especially of office or emolument. Hence, to give up; to yield; to submit; -- said of the wishes or will, or of something valued; -- also often used reflexively.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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