resign
resign is a 6-letter English word with 9 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To affix one's signature to, a second time; to sign again. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- transitive verb. To affix one's signature to, a second time; to sign again.
- transitive verb. To sign back; to return by a formal act; to yield to another; to surrender; -- said especially of office or emolument. Hence, to give up; to yield; to submit; -- said of the wishes or will, or of something valued; -- also often used reflexively.
- transitive verb. To relinquish; to abandon.
- transitive verb. To commit to the care of; to consign.
- noun. Resignation.
- verb. accept as inevitable
"He resigned himself to his fate"
- verb. part with a possession or right
"I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"
"resign a claim to the throne"
- verb. 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"
- verb. give up or retire from a position
"The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"
"The chairman resigned over the financial scandal"
Synonyms
reconcile, submit, free, release, relinquish, renounce, vacate, quit
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in resign:
ingres, reigns, renigs, resing, sering, signer, singer
Common word forms
resigns, resignal, resigned, resigner, resignful, resigning, resignment
Words from these letters
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