resignate

resignate verb: to resign.

Verb

resignate (third-person singular simple present resignates, present participle resignating, simple past and past participle resignated)

(intransitive, nonstandard, rare, chiefly non-native speakers' English) To resign.
- Pat resignated, saying he thought he got the maximum out of this NY team.1995 August 1, marty, “Laker Old Boys”, in alt.sports.basketball.nba.la-lakers (Usenet), archived from the original on 07 Jul 2026
- I hadn't had the impression that she was afraid of the crewman. Rather she got no support whatsoever so she resignated.1998 April 13, Gerhard Gruber, “Molly Brown”, in alt.movies.titanic (Usenet), archived from the original on 07 Jul 2026

So in the old spots a man got into a situation where he resignated and said, he would shoot himself.2001 September 8, RMS-MarionS, “German Ferrero Ad”, in alt.fan.james-bond (Usenet), archived from the original on 07 Jul 2026:
Several groups collapsed, their members resignated and left.2019 August 5, Franz Gnaedinger, “a wave of hyperkooks washing over sci.lang”, in sci.lang (Usenet), archived from the original on 07 Jul...

third-person singular present	resignates
present participle	resignating
past participle	resignated
past	resignated

Back-formation from resignation.

What does resignate mean?: Resignate means to resign.
How do you use resignate in a sentence?: So in the old spots a man got into a situation where he resignated and said, he would shoot himself.
What part of speech is resignate?: Resignate is a verb.
What is the past tense of resignate?: The past tense of resignate is resignated.

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