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resigned

/ɹɪˈzaɪnd/ adjective B2
  1. Characterized by resignation or acceptance.
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Instead of a rude mixture of sailors, soldiers, and those belonging to the humblest grade of life, the present assembly was composed of the very flower of Marseilles society,—magistrates who had resigned their office during the usurper’s reign; officers who had deserted from the imperial army and joined forces with Condé; and younger members of families, brought up to hate and execrate the man whom five years of exile would convert into a martyr, and fifteen of restoration elevate to the rank of a god.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 41 · C1
The latter seemed to have resigned himself; he drew the corks, and partook largely of the fish with the garlic and fat.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 832 · C1
I am resigned to my fate now, so I don’t think I’ll go out for fear I’ll get unresigned again.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 44 · C1
Then he carried Haydée to her room, resigned her to the care of her attendants, and returning to his study, which he shut quickly this time, he again copied the destroyed will.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 906 · C1

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