resigning
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resigning verb
- To sign again; to provide one's signature again.
- (by extension) To sign a contract renewing or restarting a professional relationship, such as that of a professional athlete with a sports team.
resigning verb
- To give up; to relinquish ownership of.
- To hand over (something to someone), place into the care or control of another.
- To quit (a job or position).“He resigned the crown to follow his heart.”
- To submit passively; to give up as hopeless or inevitable.“After fighting for so long, she finally resigned to her death.”
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quitgive uprenouncesubmitvacatereconciledefectiondepartingleavingoutgoingquitsquittingrenouncingrenunciationresignationwaiverretiring
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