give up vs resign

give up and resign both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
give up	No	No	Yes	No
resign	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, give up and resign are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of give up include free, release, relinquish.

As verbs, give up and resign are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of give up include renounce, vacate.

As verbs, resign is a hypernym of give up; that is, resign is a word with a broader meaning than give up:

Other hypernyms of give up include leave office, quit, step down.

give up (verb)	resign (verb)
stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims	accept as inevitable
give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat	part with a possession or right
give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another	leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
stop consuming	give up or retire from a position
give up with the intent of never claiming again
relinquish possession or control over
lose (something) or lose the right to (something) by some error, offense, or crime
part with a possession or right
give up what is not strictly needed
allow the other (baseball) team to score
leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
put an end to a state or an activity