Definition of resign

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re·sign    (r-zn) KEY 

VERB:
re·signed, re·sign·ing, re·signs
VERB:
tr.

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

VERB:
intr.

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

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English resignen, from Old French resigner, from Latin resignre, to unseal : re-, re- + signre, to seal (from signum, mark, seal; see sek^w-¹ in Indo-European roots)

OTHER FORMS:
re·signer(Noun)