Definition of resign

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Resign (v. t.) To sign back; to return by a formal act; to yield to another; to surrender; -- said especially of office or emolument. Hence, to give up; to yield; to submit; -- said of the wishes or will, or of something valued; -- also often used reflexively..

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Cede :: Cede (v. t.) To yield or surrender; to give up; to resign; as, to cede a fortress, a province, or country, to another nation, by treaty..
Resignedly :: Resignedly (adv.) With submission.
Permit :: Permit (v. t.) To give over; to resign; to leave; to commit.
Unpossess :: Unpossess (v. t.) To be without, or to resign, possession of..
Cure :: Cure (n.) Spiritual charge; care of soul; the office of a parish priest or of a curate; hence, that which is committed to the charge of a parish priest or of a curate; a curacy; as, to resign a cure; to obtain a cure..
Vice :: Vice (prep.) In the place of; in the stead; as, A. B. was appointed postmaster vice C. D. resigned..
Chiltern Hundreds :: Chiltern Hundreds () A tract of crown land in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, England, to which is attached the nominal office of steward. As members of Parliament cannot resign, when they wish to go out they accept this stewardship, which legally vacates their seats..
Submitter :: Submit (v. i.) To be submissive or resigned; to yield without murmuring.
Resigned :: Resigned (a.) Submissive; yielding; not disposed to resist or murmur.
Avoidance :: Avoidance (n.) The act of becoming vacant, or the state of being vacant; -- specifically used for the state of a benefice becoming void by the death, deprivation, or resignation of the incumbent..
Resignee :: Resignee (n.) One to whom anything is resigned, or in whose favor a resignation is made..
Surrender :: Surrender (v. t.) To give up possession of; to yield; to resign; as, to surrender a right, privilege, or advantage..
Foresignify :: Foresignify (v. t.) To signify beforehand; to foreshow; to typify.
Demission :: Demission (n.) Resignation of an office.
Resigning :: Resigning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Resig.
Presignify :: Presignify (v. t.) To intimate or signify beforehand; to presage.
Resigned :: Resigned (imp. & p. p.) of Resig.
Remission :: Remission (n.) The act of remitting, surrendering, resigning, or giving up..
Presignifying :: Presignifying (imp. & p. p.) of Presignif.
Intimate :: Intimate (a.) To suggest obscurely or indirectly; to refer to remotely; to give slight notice of; to hint; as, he intimated his intention of resigning his office..
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