Main Entry: re·sign Pronunciation: ri-'zIn Function: verb Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French resigner, from Latin resignare, literally, to unseal, cancel, from re- + signare to sign, seal -- more at SIGN Date: 14th century transitive senses 1 : RELEGATE, CONSIGN; especially : to give (oneself) over without resistance <resigned herself to her fate> 2 : to give up deliberately; especially : to renounce (as a right or position) by a formal act intransitive senses 1 : to give up one's office or position : QUIT 2 : to accept something as inevitable : SUBMIT synonym see RELINQUISH, ABDICATE - re·sign·ed·ly /-'zI-n&d-lE/ adverb - re·sign·ed·ness /-'zI-n&d-n&s/ noun - re·sign·er /-'zI-n&r/ noun Main Entry: sub·mit Pronunciation: s&b-'mit Function: verb Inflected Form(s): sub·mit·ted; sub·mit·ting Etymology: Middle English submitten, from Latin submittere to lower, submit, from sub- + mittere to send Date: 14th century transitive senses 1 a : to yield to governance or authority b : to subject to a condition, treatment, or operation <the metal was submitted to analysis> 2 : to present or propose to another for review, consideration, or decision <submit a question to the court> <submit a bid on a contract> <submit a report>; also : to deliver formally <submitted my resignation> 3 : to put forward as an opinion or contention <we submit that the charge is not proved> intransitive senses 1 a : to yield oneself to the authority or will of another : SURRENDER b : to permit oneself to be subjected to something <had to submit to surgery> 2 : to defer to or consent to abide by the opinion or authority of another synonym see YIELD - sub·mit·tal /-'mi-t&l/ noun Main Entry: 1sur·ren·der Pronunciation: s&-'ren-d&r Function: verb Inflected Form(s): -dered; sur·ren·der·ing /-d(&ri[ng]/ Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French surrendre, from sur- + rendre to give back, yield -- more at RENDER Date: 15th century transitive senses 1 a : to yield to the power, control, or possession of another upon compulsion or demand <surrendered the fort> b : to give up completely or agree to forgo especially in favor of another 2 a : to give (oneself) up into the power of another especially as a prisoner b : to give (oneself) over to something (as an influence) intransitive senses : to give oneself up into the power of another : YIELD
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