1. (

• vacate ,
• resign ,
• renounce ,
• give_up ,

) leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds" ;

2. (

• leave_office ,
• quit ,
• step_down ,
• resign ,

) give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal" ;

3. (

• release ,
• relinquish ,
• resign ,
• free ,
• give_up ,

) part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne" ;

4. (

• resign ,
• reconcile ,
• submit

) accept as inevitable; "He resigned himself to his fate" ;