resign

/rɪˈzaɪn/ verb [I, T]

Definition

› to officially tell your employer that you are leaving your job: She resigned as headteacher. Mr Aitken has resigned from the company.

(Definition of resign verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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