Resign

verb

/ɹɪˈzaɪn/

Word Frequency: 3.6

Definitions

1.verbTo give up; to relinquish ownership of.

2.verbTo hand over (something to someone), place into the care or control of another.

3.verbTo quit (a job or position).

"He resigned the crown to follow his heart."

4.verbTo submit passively; to give up as hopeless or inevitable.

"After fighting for so long, she finally resigned to her death."

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