resign in WordNet English dictionary

1. part with a possession or right
   "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"
   release  relinquish  resign  free  give up 
   
2. 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"
   vacate  resign  renounce  give up 
   
3. give up or retire from a position
   "The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal"
   leave office  quit  step down  resign 
   
4. accept as inevitable
   "He resigned himself to his fate"
   resign  reconcile  submit