Word of the Day: Resign
re-sign / rəˈzīn
verb
- 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-
- 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
- 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