resign
Verbs
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(v) 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
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(v) give up or retire from a position
- The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month
- The chairman resigned over the financial scandal
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(v) part with a possession or right
- I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest
- resign a claim to the throne
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(v) accept as inevitable
- He resigned himself to his fate