Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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resign | No | No | Yes | No |
retire | No | No | Yes | No |
resign (verb) | retire (verb) |
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accept as inevitable | prepare for sleep |
part with a possession or right | cause to get out |
leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily | cause to be out on a fielding play |
give up or retire from a position | lose interest |
pull back or move away or backward | |
dispose of (something no longer useful or needed) | |
break from a meeting or gathering | |
go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position | |
withdraw from active participation | |
make (someone) retire | |
withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds |