resign

v., -signed, -sign·ing, -signs.

v.tr.

1. To submit (oneself) passively; accept as inevitable: I resigned myself to a long wait in line.
2. To give up (a position, for example), especially by formal notification.
3. To relinquish (a privilege, right, or claim). See synonyms at relinquish.

v.intr.
To give up one's job or office; quit, especially by formal notification: resign from a board of directors.

[Middle English resignen, from Old French resigner, from Latin resignāre, to unseal : re-, re- + signāre, to seal (from signum, mark, seal).]

resigner re·sign'er n.

verb

1. To bring (oneself) to accept: reconcile. See accept/reject.
2. To relinquish one's engagement in or occupation with: demit, leave¹, quit, terminate. See continue/stop/pause.
3. To give up a possession, claim, or right: abandon, abdicate, cede, demit, forswear, hand over, quitclaim, relinquish, render, renounce, surrender, waive, yield. See keep/release.

v

Definition: give up responsibility
Antonyms: agree, take on, take up

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A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

v.t.

To renounce an honor for an advantage. To renounce an advantage for a greater advantage.

    'Twas rumored Leonard Wood had signed
        A true renunciation
    Of title, rank and every kind
        Of military station --
        Each honorable station.
    
    By his example fired -- inclined
        To noble emulation,
    The country humbly was resigned
        To Leonard's resignation --
        His Christian resignation.
                                                       Politian Greame

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IN BRIEF: To give up an office or position. Also: To accept something that one does not like or enjoy.

I shall never ask, never refuse, nor ever resign an office. — Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - opgive, fratræde, give afkald på
v. intr. - trække sig tilbage

idioms:

• resign oneself to    slå sig til tåls med

Nederlands (Dutch)
aftreden, ontslag nemen, afstand doen van

Français (French)
v. tr. - démissionner de
v. intr. - démissionner (au poste de, de)

idioms:

• resign oneself to    se résigner à

Deutsch (German)
v. - zurücktreten, verzichten auf, sein Amt niederlegen

idioms:

• resign oneself to    sich abfinden mit

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - παραιτούμαι, αφήνω

idioms:

• resign oneself to    εγκαταλείπομαι, υποτάσσομαι

Italiano (Italian)
dimettersi, rassegnare le dimissioni

idioms:

• resign oneself to    rassegnarsi a

Português (Portuguese)
v. - renunciar a, demitir-se

idioms:

• resign oneself to    resignar-se

Русский (Russian)
отказываться, подавать в отставку

idioms:

• resign oneself to    смириться со (судьбой)

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - dimitir, renunciar
v. intr. - dimitir, retirarse

idioms:

• resign oneself to    resignarse a, conformarse con, someterse a

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - avsäga sig, avgå, överlämna, avstå, underteckna igen

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
辞职, 使顺从, 放弃, 屈从

idioms:

• resign oneself to    使听从于

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 辭職, 使順從, 放棄
v. intr. - 辭職, 屈從

idioms:

• resign oneself to    使聽從於

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 사직하다, 양도하다, 포기하다
v. intr. - 사임하다, 사직하다

idioms:

• resign oneself to    체념하다, 감수하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 辞職する, 服する, 従う, 負けを認める, 辞する, 譲り渡す, 放棄する, 辞任する

idioms:

• resign oneself to    身をゆだねる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يستقيل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮התפטר, השלים עם, נכנע, פרש‬
v. intr. - ‮התפטר, התייאש, נכנע, ויתר על‬

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