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-  

2. 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  

3. 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