resign.
To give up; to relinquish ownership of.
Meaning & usage
To give up; to relinquish ownership of.
To hand over (something to someone), place into the care or control of another.
To voluntarily leave (a job or position), in particular a hard-fought position of high status.
I am resigning in protest of the unfair treatment of our employees.
He resigned the crown to follow his heart.
To submit passively; to give up as hopeless or inevitable.
He had no choice but to resign the game and let his opponent become the champion.
Where this word comes from
From Anglo-Norman resigner, Middle French resigner, and its source, Latin resignāre (“to unseal, annul, assign, resign”), from re- + signāre (“to seal, stamp”). Piecewise doublet of re-sign.
Alternative spelling of re-sign.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English sign English resign From re- + sign.
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