The Clue
Submissive (8 letter answer)
The Answer
RESIGNED
Tags
Notes
The answer RESIGNED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Given up
Left a job voluntarily
Definition
RESIGN as a verb:
1. (vacate, resign, renounce, give up) = leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"
2. (leave office, quit, step down, resign) = give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal"
3. (release, relinquish, resign, free, give up) = part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"
4. (resign, reconcile, submit) = accept as inevitable; "He resigned himself to his fate"
RESIGNED as an adjective:
1. (followed by `to') having come to accept; "resigned to his fate"
2. (abject, resigned, unhopeful) = showing utter resignation or hopelessness; "abject surrender"