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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Permit :: Permit (v. t.) To give over; to resign; to leave; to commit.
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..
Presignification :: Presignification (n.) The act of signifying or showing beforehand.
Foresignify :: Foresignify (v. t.) To signify beforehand; to foreshow; to typify.
Resigner :: Resigner (n.) One who resigns.
Remit :: Remit (v. t.) To send back; to give up; to surrender; to resign.
Demit :: Demit (v. t.) To lay down, as an office; to resign..
Portfolio :: Portfolio (n.) Hence: The office and functions of a minister of state or member of the cabinet; as, to receive the portfolio of war; to resign the portfolio..
Remission :: Remission (n.) The act of remitting, surrendering, resigning, or giving up..
Forego :: Forego (v. t.) To relinquish the enjoyment or advantage of; to give up; to resign; to renounce; -- said of a thing already enjoyed, or of one within reach, or anticipated..
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..
Resigning :: Resigning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Resig.
Remise :: Remise (v. t.) To send, give, or grant back; to release a claim to; to resign or surrender by deed; to return..
Exchange :: Exchange (n.) To part with for a substitute; to lay aside, quit, or resign (something being received in place of the thing parted with); as, to exchange a palace for cell..
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..
Resign :: Resign (v. t.) To relinquish; to abandon.
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..
Resign :: Resign (v. t.) To commit to the care of; to consign.
Resignation :: Resignation (n.) The act of resigning or giving up, as a claim, possession, office, or the like; surrender; as, the resignation of a crown or comission..
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