- when intr, often followed by from: to give up tenure of (a job, office, etc)
- (transitive) to reconcile (oneself) to; yield: to resign oneself to death
- (transitive) to give up (a right, claim, etc); relinquish
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re•sign /rɪˈzaɪn/USA pronunciation
v.
- to give up an office or position: [~ + from + object]was forced to resign from the job.[~ + object]The officer resigned his commission.
- to give up (oneself, one's mind, etc.) without struggle or resistance:[~ + oneself]He resigned himself to failure.
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resign /rɪˈzaɪn/ vb
re-sign
(rē sīn′),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i.
re•sign (ri zīn′),USA pronunciation v.i.
v.t.
- to sign again.
- to renew or extend a contract.
- 1795–1805
re•sign (ri zīn′),USA pronunciation v.i.
- to give up an office or position, often formally (often fol. by from):to resign from the presidency.
- to submit;
yield:to resign before the inevitable.
v.t.
- to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
- to relinquish (a right, claim, agreement, etc.).
- to give or sign over, as to the control or care of another:She resigned her child to an adoption agency.
- to submit (oneself, one's mind, etc.) without resistance.
- Latin resignāre to open, release, cancel, equivalent. to re- re- + signāre to mark, seal, sign
- Middle French resigner
- Middle English resignen 1325–75
- 1. withdraw. 3. abdicate, renounce; quit, leave. 4. give up, surrender, cede, forgo.
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re-sign /riːˈsaɪn/ vb
- to sign (a document, etc) again
'resign' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Aberdeen
- before
- Brüning
- Chiltern Hundreds
- give out
- give over
- give up
- possible
- quit
- resignation
- stand down
- step down
- sword
- vote of no confidence
- abandon
- abdicate
- attrition
- bow
- chuck
- convince
- demit
- dust
- fatality
- forgo
- go
- hang
- hereby
- inclination
- influence
- it
- lump
- lunacy
- relinquish
- renounce
- re-sign
- resigned
- resignee
- waive
- yield
- say
- ship
- step
- submit
- suggestion
- surrender