resign

To resign is to give up power, to voluntarily quit a job or come to terms with something as unavoidable.

(verb)

When you decide to leave your position and write your boss a letter letting him know, this is an example of a situation where you resign from your position.
When you know you are going to lose money on a deal and you accept that fact, this is an example of a situation where you resign yourself to loss.

See resign in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

Origin: ME resignen < MFr resigner < L resignare < re-, back + signare, to sign

intransitive verb

to give up an office, position of employment, etc., esp. by formal notice: often with from

See resign in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb re·signed, re·sign·ing, re·signs

verb, transitive

To submit (oneself) passively; accept as inevitable: I resigned myself to a long wait in line.
To give up (a position, for example), especially by formal notification.
To relinquish (a privilege, right, or claim). See Synonyms at relinquish.

verb, intransitive

To give up one's job or office; quit, especially by formal notification: resign from a board of directors.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English resignen

Origin: , from Old French resigner

Origin: , from Latin resignāre, to unseal

Origin: : re-, re-

Origin: + signāre, to seal (from signum, mark, seal; see sek^w-¹ in Indo-European roots)

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