Definitions for resign

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resign re·sign

Spelling: [ri-zahyn]

IPA: /rɪˈzaɪn/

Resign is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 117 anagrams from letters in resign (eginrs).

Definitions for resign

verb (used with object)

1. to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
2. to relinquish (a right, claim, agreement, etc.).
3. to give or sign over, as to the control or care of another:
4. to submit (oneself, one's mind, etc.) without resistance.

verb (used without object)

1. to give up an office or position, often formally (often followed by from):
2. to submit; yield:

verb (used with or without object)

1. to sign again.
2. to renew or extend a contract.

Origin of resign

1325-75; Middle English resignen Middle French resigner Latin resignāre to open, release, cancel, equivalent to re- re- + signāre to mark, seal, si

Examples for resign

The penalty is only rarely imposed, as members often resign before they can be voted out of Congress.

He could resign himself to his reveries, and pursue them into new subtleties day by day.

A call from the stage for President Peña Nieto to resign drew the loudest applause.

But now that she was unable to move, she must resign herself and accept her fate.

There is no requirement for a member of Congress to resign after pleading guilty to a felony.

Besides, Mr. Morgan offered to resign his seat in the House of Commons in his favor.

Mortimer was to be asked to resign his position as soon as his place in the bank could be filled.

He was eventually allowed to leave, but he was forced to resign as ambassador and now lives in Washington, effectively in exile.

Hanley was forced to come out of the closet and resign all at once.

George felt that if he would hold one he must resign the other.