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单词 resignate
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resignatev.

Brit. /ˈrɛzᵻɡneɪt/, U.S. /ˈrɛzɪɡˌneɪt/
Forms: 1500s resynat (Scottish), 1600s– resignate.
Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly formed within English, as a back-formation. Etymons: Latin resignāt- , resignāre ; resignation n.
Etymology: Originally < classical Latin resignāt-, past participial stem (see -ate suffix3) of resignāre resign v.1 In later use re-formed as back-formation < resignation n.
rare.
transitive and intransitive = resign v.1 (in various senses).In later use chiefly in representations of regional or nonstandard speech.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > relinquishing > relinquish or give up [verb (transitive)]
forsakec893
forlet971
to reach upOE
agiveOE
yield?c1225
uptake1297
up-yield1297
yield1297
deliverc1300
to-yielda1375
overgivec1384
grant1390
forbeara1400
livera1400
forgoc1400
upgive1415
permit1429
quit1429
renderc1436
relinquish1479
abandonc1485
to hold up?1499
enlibertyc1500
surrender1509
cess1523
relent1528
to cast up?1529
resignate1531
uprender1551
demit1563
disclaim1567
to fling up1587
to give up1589
quittance1592
vail1593
enfeoff1598
revoke1599
to give off1613
disownc1620
succumb1632
abdicate1633
delinquish1645
discount1648
to pass away1650
to turn off1667
choke1747
to jack up1870
chuck up (the sponge)1878
chuckc1879
unget1893
sling1902
to jack in1948
punt1966
to-leave-
society > occupation and work > lack of work > [verb (intransitive)] > vacate an office or position > resign
resign1395
resignate1531
to go out1642
to lay down1682
to swear off1698
to turn up1819
to pull the pin1860
to send in one's papers1872
to step down1890
to snatch it or one's time1941
1531–2 in J. M. Webster & A. A. M. Duncan Regality of Dunfermline Court Bk. (1953) 46 At David Cowper resynat ane akyr of land lyand on the est syid of Dunfermlyng.
1890 P. L. Dunbar Gambler's Wife in In His Own Voice (2002) i. 87 Dey axed me to resignate so I jes gots 'gusted an' ups an' quits 'em.
1956 N.-W. Dentistry May 183/1 It is with regret that we report the ‘defection’ of Charlie Zwisler. He done resignated as our Mankato ree-pohter.
1978 Washington Post (Nexis) 24 Aug. (Virginia Weekly section) 12 [She] recently resignated after six years' service to accept appointment to the Council of Higher Education for Virginia.

Derivatives

resignating adj. Obsolete
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > absence of resistance > [adjective] > resigning
resigning1648
resignating1692
1692 W. Marshall Gospel-Myst. Sanctif. vi. 91 They acknowledge also, that their Salvation is by Faith, because sincere Obedience is wrought in them..: And some call it the resignating Act of Faith.
1778 Marquis de Lafayette Let. 14 Apr. in S. Carolina Hist. & Geneal. Mag. (1907) 8 60 Such plans as could give zeal to the officers, some pride and life to all the army and prevent that resignating sickness propagated through the whole continent.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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