resign
(verb)
verb
1. leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
- The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds
Similar word(s): renounce, vacate
Definition categories: social, quit, resign
2. give up or retire from a position
- The chairman resigned over the financial scandal
Similar word(s): quit
Definition categories: social, depart, leave
3. part with a possession or right
- resign a claim to the throne
Similar word(s): free, release, relinquish
Definition categories: possession, give, hand, pass, reach
4. accept as inevitable
- He resigned himself to his fate
Similar word(s): reconcile, submit
Definition categories: cognition, accept
Sentences with resign as a verb:
- I am resigning in protest of the unfair treatment of our employees.
- He resigned the crown to follow his heart.
- After fighting for so long, she finally resigned to her death.
- He had no choice but to resign the game and let his opponent become the champion.