Resign - Definition
resign
v 1: leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated
the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned
when he was found to have misappropriated funds" [syn:
vacate, resign, renounce, give up]
2: give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary of the Navy
will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over
the financial scandal" [syn: leave office, quit, step
down, resign] [ant: take office]
3: part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my
bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the
throne" [syn: release, relinquish, resign, free,
give up]
4: accept as inevitable; "He resigned himself to his fate" [syn:
resign, reconcile, submit]