resign /ɹɪˈzaɪn/ verb4 •to choose to leave a job or an official position, often an important oneI am resigning in protest of the unfair treatment of our employees.He resigned the crown to follow his heart. •To submit passively; to give up as hopeless or inevitable.He had no choice but to resign the game and let his opponent become the champion. •To give up; to relinquish ownership of.And if the perfection of well-speaking might bring any glorie sutable unto a great personage, Scipio and Lelius would never have resigned the honour of their Comedies[…]unto an Affrican servant[…]. — 1603 •To hand over (something to someone), place into the care or control of another. formsresign'd · resigned · resigning · resigneth · resigns · resignest