Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Resign (-ed)
resign (-ed), v. [OFr < L. resignare, unseal, cancel < re- + signāre to sign.]
- Stop using; let go of; [fig.] vacate because of death.
- Renounce; forswear; stop being; [fig.] reconcile.
- Reject; refuse; surrender; abandon; give up; relinquish for the sake of being faithful.
- Rue; quit; disavow; discontinue; repent of; stop doing; turn away from.
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