resign

resign

verb

Definition of RESIGN

to give up (as a position of authority) formally <following the election, the incumbent cabinet members resigned their positions so the president could feel free to pick a new administration>

Synonyms abnegate, cede, relinquish, renounce, resign, step aside (from), step down (from), surrender

Related Words abjure, demit, deny, disavow, disclaim, disown, waive; forsake, give up, hand over, yield; abandon, desert, quit, vacate

Near Antonyms appropriate, arrogate, assume, claim, confiscate; seize, take over, usurp, wrest; defend, guard, protect, safeguard, secure