resign (oneself) to (something)

resign (oneself) to (something)

To accept that one must do, undertake, or endure something. I've resigned myself to the fact that I will be hated by my peers, but I stand by my decision to act as a whistleblower. He once had artistic aspiration, but he's resigned himself to a career of office drudgery.See also: resign

resign oneself to something

to accept something reluctantly. I finally resigned myself to going to Mexico even though I didn't want to. Mary resigned herself to her fate.See also: resign

resign to

v. To submit oneself passively to something; give in to doing something: Everyone had left for the movie, so I resigned myself to washing the dishes.See also: resign