resign
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
She vacated the position when she got pregnant
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Sense 2 verb
give up or retire from a position
The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month
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Sense 3 verb
part with a possession or right
I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest
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Sense 4 verb
accept as inevitable
He resigned himself to his fate
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | resignation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | vacant |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | step down |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | renounce |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | take office |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | resignation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | resignation |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | pull up stakes |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | resign |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | retire |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | top out |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | fall |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | relinquishment |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | waiver |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | acquittance |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | relinquishment |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | hand |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | derequisition |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | sacrifice |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | surrender |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | accept |