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resign
verb
to
officially
leave
a
job
,
position
,
or
office
•
After
ten
years
as
CEO
,
he
decided
to
resign
and
spend
more
time
with
his
family
.
After
ten
years
as
CEO
,
he
decided
to
resign
and
spend
more
time
with
his
family
.
•
The
minister
resigned
amid
growing
public
pressure
over
the
scandal
.
The
minister
resigned
amid
growing
public
pressure
over
the
scandal
.
From
Latin
resīgnāre
“
to
unseal
,
cancel
,
give
up
”,
from
re-
“
again
”
+
sīgnāre
“
to
sign
”.
verb
to
admit
defeat
in
a
game
,
especially
chess
,
by
stopping
play
•
Realizing
his
position
was
hopeless
,
the
chess
player
tipped
over
his
king
and
resigned
.
Realizing
his
position
was
hopeless
,
the
chess
player
tipped
over
his
king
and
resigned
.
•
After
losing
her
queen
early
,
she
resigned
the
game
to
conserve
energy
for
the
next
round
.
After
losing
her
queen
early
,
she
resigned
the
game
to
conserve
energy
for
the
next
round
.
Extension
of
the
primary
sense
:
a
player
gives
up
their
right
to
continue
,
effectively
‘
signing
back
’
the
game
.
verb
to
accept
something
unpleasant
that
cannot
be
changed
,
usually
expressed
as
“
resign
oneself
to
”
something
•
After
the
accident
,
he
resigned himself to
months
of
painful
therapy
.
After
the
accident
,
he
resigned himself to
months
of
painful
therapy
.
•
Knowing
the
train
was
canceled
,
she
resigned herself to
waiting
another
hour
.
Knowing
the
train
was
canceled
,
she
resigned herself to
waiting
another
hour
.
Same
root
as
the
primary
sense
,
but
the
figurative
meaning
of
accepting
what
is
signed
away
developed
in
late
Middle
English
.
