resign
51resign oneself — verb To give up, stop resisting and come to accept. He resigned himself to his fate and began the long walk home to face his wife …
52resign oneself — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. submit, become reconciled, accept, acquiesce; see agree to , yield 1 …
53resign\ oneself — v. phr. To stop arguing; accept something which cannot be changed. When Jane s father explained that he could not afford to buy her a new bicycle, she finally resigned herself to riding the old one. Compare: give up …
54resign a claim — give up a claim on …
55resign all hope — lose all hope, despair …
56resign from government — give up a position in government …
57resign in protest — quit one s position out of protest …
58resign oneself — submit without complaint, not fight against, accept quietly …
59resign your spirit — obsolete to die The usage seems to discount the prospect of reincarnation: Resigned her Spirit to Him who gave it on the 13th day of March 1818. (memorial in Bath Abbey) …
60resign oneself to — Syn: reconcile oneself to, come to terms with …