resignieren

16th century in the obsolete sense, from Middle French resigner, from Latin resignare. The contemporary since the 18th century, from Modern French résigner.

• IPA^(key): /reziˈɡniːrən/, [ʁe.ziˈɡniː.ʁən], [ʁə-], [ˌʁɛ-], [ˌʁeː-], [-zɪ-], [-ˈɡniː.ɐn], [-ˈɡni(ː)ɐ̯n]

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• IPA^(key): /rezɪkˈniːrən/, /rezɪŋˈniːrən/ (rarer variants)
• Hyphenation: re‧sig‧nie‧ren

resignieren (weak, third-person singular present resigniert, past tense resignierte, past participle resigniert, auxiliary haben)

1. (intransitive) to resign oneself (accept with frustration but without complaining)

   Synonyms: sich fügen, sich ergeben

2. (archaic to obsolete) to resign (from a position)

   Synonyms: zurücktreten, ein Amt niederlegen

• Resignieren, Resignierer
• resignierend, resigniert

• Resignation
• designieren