transcription, транскрипция: [ ri-ˈzīn ]
verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French resigner, from Latin resignare, literally, to unseal, cancel, from re- + signare to sign, seal — more at sign
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1. : relegate , consign ; especially : to give (oneself) over without resistance
resign ed herself to her fate
2. : to give up deliberately ; especially : to renounce (as a right or position) by a formal act
intransitive verb
1. : to give up one's office or position : quit
2. : to accept something as inevitable : submit
Synonyms: see relinquish , abdicate
• re·sign·ed·ly -ˈzī-nəd-lē adverb
• re·sign·ed·ness -ˈzī-nəd-nəs noun
• re·sign·er -ˈzī-nər noun