resign vs give up

resign and give up both are verbs.

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

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

Other synonyms of resign include free, release, relinquish.

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

Other synonyms of resign include renounce, vacate.

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

Other hyponyms of resign include renounce, resign, vacate, retire, top out, fall.

resign (verb)	give up (verb)
accept as inevitable	stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims
part with a possession or right	give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily	give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
give up or retire from a position	stop consuming
	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