resign (verb)
To voluntarily leave a job or position of office. It can also mean to accept that something undesirable cannot be avoided.
"The CEO decided to resign after ten years of service."
Think of 'RE-SIGN'. You are 'signing back' your job to the boss. You are giving the signature back because you are done.
I resigned my job. → I resigned from my job.
He resigned to the bad news. → He resigned himself to the bad news.
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