· 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"
Synonym(s): vacate, renounce, give_up
Hypernym(s): leave_office, quit, step_down, resign
· give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal"
Synonym(s): leave_office, quit, step_down
Hypernym(s): leave, depart, pull_up_stakes
· part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"
Synonym(s): release, relinquish, free, give_up
Hypernym(s): pass, hand, reach, pass_on, turn_over, give
· accept as inevitable; "He resigned himself to his fate"
Hypernym(s): accept