Main Entry: re·sign

Pronunciation: \ri-ˈzīn\

Function: verb

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French resigner, from Latin resignare, literally, to unseal, cancel, from re- + signare to sign, seal — more at sign

Date: 14th century

transitive verb 1 : relegate, consign; especially : to give (oneself) over without resistance <resigned herself to her fate>
2 : to give up deliberately; especially : to renounce (as a right or position) by a formal actintransitive verb 1 : to give up one's office or position : quit
2 : to accept something as inevitable : submit

synonyms see relinquish, abdicate

— re·sign·ed·ly \-ˈzī-nəd-lē\ adverb

— re·sign·ed·ness \-ˈzī-nəd-nəs\ noun

— re·sign·er \-ˈzī-nər\ noun