Resign \Re*sign"\ (r?-z?n"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Resigned
(-z?nd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Resigning.] [F. r['e]signer, L.
resignare to unseal, annul, assign, resign; pref. re- re- +
signare to seal, stamp. See Sign, and cf. Resignation.]
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1. To sign back; to return by a formal act; to yield to
another; to surrender; -- said especially of office or
emolument. Hence, to give up; to yield; to submit; -- said
of the wishes or will, or of something valued; -- also
often used reflexively.
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I here resign my government to thee. --Shak.
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Lament not, Eve, but patiently resign
What justly thou hast lost. --Milton.
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What more reasonable, than that we should in all
things resign up ourselves to the will of God?
--Tiilotson.
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2. To relinquish; to abandon.
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He soon resigned his former suit. --Spenser.
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3. To commit to the care of; to consign. [Obs.]
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Gentlement of quality have been sent beyong the
seas, resigned and concredited to the conduct of
such as they call governors. --Evelyn.
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Syn: To abdicate; surrender; submit; leave; relinquish;
forego; quit; forsake; abandon; renounce.
Usage: Resign, Relinquish. To resign is to give up, as if
breaking a seal and yielding all it had secured;
hence, it marks a formal and deliberate surrender. To
relinquish is less formal, but always implies
abandonment and that the thing given up has been long
an object of pursuit, and, usually, that it has been
prized and desired. We resign what we once held or
considered as our own, as an office, employment, etc.
We speak of relinquishing a claim, of relinquishing
some advantage we had sought or enjoyed, of
relinquishing seme right, privilege, etc. "Men are
weary with the toil which they bear, but can not find
it in their hearts to relinquish it." --Steele. See
Abdicate.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Re-sign \Re-sign"\ (r?-s?n"), v. t. [Pref. re- + sign.]
To affix one's signature to, a second time; to sign again.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
resign
v 1: leave (a job, post, 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, renounce, give
up]
2: give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary fo the
Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned
over the financial scandal" [syn: leave office, quit,
step down] [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, free, give
up]
4: accept as inevitable; "He resigned himself to his fate"
[syn: reconcile, submit]
WordNet (r) 2.0
113 Moby Thesaurus words for "resign":
abandon, abdicate, abjure, accede, accept, acknowledge defeat,
acquiesce, assent, be agreeable, be pensioned, be superannuated,
cease, cede, circulate, come across with, come off, comply,
consent, cry quits, cut out, deliver, deliver over, demit, desist,
desist from, discontinue, disgorge, dispense with, dispose of,
distribute, disuse, do without, drop, dump, face the music, forgo,
fork over, forsake, forswear, forward, get along without,
get rid of, give away, give in, give notice, give out, give over,
give up, go, go along with, hand, hand in, hand out, hand over,
have done with, kiss good-bye, knock under, knuckle down,
knuckle under, lay down, leave, leave off, let go, live with it,
make a sacrifice, nol-pros, not pursue with, not resist, obey,
part with, pass, pass out, pass over, pension off, put behind one,
quit, quitclaim, reach, recant, release, relent, relinquish,
render, render up, renounce, renounce the throne, retire,
retire from office, retract, sacrifice, spare, stand aside,
stand down, step aside, stop, submit, succumb, superannuate,
surrender, swallow it, swallow the pill, swear off, take, take it,
terminate, throw up, transfer, turn over, turn up, vacate, waive,
withdraw from, yield
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
RESIGN, v.t. To renounce an honor for an advantage. To renounce an
advantage for a greater advantage.
'Twas rumored Leonard Wood had signed
A true renunciation
Of title, rank and every kind
Of military station --
Each honorable station.
By his example fired -- inclined
To noble emulation,
The country humbly was resigned
To Leonard's resignation --
His Christian resignation.
Politian Greame
THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993)
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