resign
To give up; to relinquish ownership of.
Other meanings
To hand over (something to someone), place into the care or control of another.
To voluntarily leave a job or position, in particular a hard-fought position of high status.
“I am resigning in protest of the unfair treatment of our employees.”
Synonyms
- give up
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “resign” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.