v.
- voluntarily leave a job or position of office.
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(be resigned or resign oneself to)
accept that something undesirable cannot be avoided.
- archaic surrender oneself to another's guidance.
Derivative
- resigned adj.
- resignedly adv.
- resignedness n.
- resigner n.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. resigner, from L. resignare ‘unseal, cancel’.