quit vs resign

quit and resign both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
quit	No	No	Yes	No
resign	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, quit and resign are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of quit include leave office, step down.

As verbs, resign is a hyponym of quit; that is, resign is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than quit:

Other hyponyms of quit include give up, renounce, vacate, retire, top out, fall.

quit (verb)	resign (verb)
give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat	accept as inevitable
go away or leave	part with a possession or right
turn away from; give up	leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
give up or retire from a position	give up or retire from a position
put an end to a state or an activity