RESIGN

• (verb) accept as inevitable

  "He resigned himself to his fate"

  synonyms : reconcile , submit

• (verb) part with a possession or right

  "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest", "resign a claim to the throne"

  synonyms : free , give up , release , relinquish

• (verb) leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily

  "She vacated the position when she got pregnant", "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"

  synonyms : give up , renounce , vacate

• (verb) give up or retire from a position

  "The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month", "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal"

  synonyms : leave office , quit , step down

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