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   resign

   /rɪˈzʌɪn/

   verb

   • 1. voluntarily leave a job or office: "he resigned from from the company in protest of the treatment of his co-workers" Similar leavegohand in one's noticegive in one's noticegive noticestand downstep downbow outwalk outinformal:quitcall it a day
   • ▪ give up (an office, privilege, etc.): "four deputies resigned their seats" Similar give upleavevacatestand down fromretire frominformal:quitpack injack inarchaic:demitrenouncerelinquishgive upabandonsurrenderforgocedeabdicatesign awaydisclaimarchaic:forsakeOpposite take upclaimassertkeep
   • ▪ end a game by conceding defeat without being checkmated: "he lost his Queen and resigned in 45 moves"
   • 2. accept that something undesirable cannot be avoided: "she resigned herself to a lengthy session" Similar reconcile oneself tobecome resigned tobecome reconciled tohave no choice but to acceptcome to terms withlearn to live withget used to the idea ofgive in to the inevitablegrin and bear itOpposite refuse to accept
   • ▪ surrender oneself to another's guidance: archaic "he vows to resign himself to her direction"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French resigner, from Latin resignare ‘unseal, cancel’, from re- ‘back’ + signare ‘sign, seal’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. resigner noun

   Scrabble Points: 7

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