Emily Dickinson Lexicon

resign (-ed), v. [OFr < L. resignare, unseal, cancel < re- + signāre to sign.]

1. Stop using; let go of; [fig.] vacate because of death.
2. Renounce; forswear; stop being; [fig.] reconcile.
3. Reject; refuse; surrender; abandon; give up; relinquish for the sake of being faithful.
4. Rue; quit; disavow; discontinue; repent of; stop doing; turn away from.