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Definitions for Resign

[1] to give up an office or position, often formally (often followed by from ): to resign from the presidency.
[2] to submit; yield: to resign before the inevitable.
[3] to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
[4] to relinquish (a right, claim, agreement, etc.).
[5] to give or sign over, as to the control or care of another: She resigned her child to an adoption agency.
[6] to submit (oneself, one's mind, etc.) without resistance.
[7] to sign again.
[8] to renew or extend a contract.
[9] (when intr , often foll by from ) to give up tenure of (a job, office, etc)
[10] (tr) to reconcile (oneself) to; yield to resign oneself to death
[11] (tr) to give up (a right, claim, etc); relinquish he resigned his claim to the throne
[12] to sign (a document, etc) again

Words related to Resign

relinquish, quit, waive, drop, abdicate, renounce, retire, terminate, yield, secede, leave, fold, forgo, capitulate, vacate, cede, abandon, surrender, forsake, demit

Words nearby Resign

residual volume, residually, residuary, residue, residuum, resign, resignation, resigned, resignee, resile, resilience

Origin of Resign

-signFirst recorded in 1795–1805

Words that may be confused with Resign

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, re-signre-sign, resign

Word origin for Resign

C14: from Old French resigner , from Latin resignāre to unseal, invalidate, destroy, from re- + signāre to seal; see sign

Synonyms for Resign

abandon, abdicate, capitulate, cede, drop, fold, forgo, forsake, leave, quit, relinquish, renounce, retire, secede, surrender, terminate, vacate, waive, yield, bail out, bow out, cease work, demit, divorce oneself from, drop out, end service, give notice, give up the ship, hand in resignation, hand over, hang it up, separate oneself from, sign off, stand aside, stand down, step down, throw in the towel, turn over, walk out, wash hands of