resign

  1. Verb.  (transitive) To give up or hand over (something to someone); to relinquish ownership of. (defdate, from 14th c.) .
  2. Verb.  (transitive, or) To quit (a job or position). (defdate, from 14th c.) .
  3. Verb.  (transitive, or) To submit passively; to give up as hopeless or inevitable. (defdate, from 15th c.) .
  4. Verb.  (proscribed) (alternative spelling of, re-sign) .

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