Word of the Day: Resign

re-sign / rəˈzīn

verb

 

  1. to renounce or give up a formal position

CEOs resign when the internal dynamics of the company and the external dynamics of the company actually come together to say it is appropriate.

Ursula Burns, 1958-

 

  1. to yield or submit without resistance

One has to resign oneself to being a nuisance if one wants to get anything done.

Freya Stark, 1893-1993

 

  1. to relinquish

It is easy at any moment to resign the possession of a great fortune; to acquire it is difficult and arduous.

Livy, 59 BC-17 AD