resign yourself to sth
— phrasal verb with resign uk/rɪˈzaɪn/us/rɪˈzaɪn/verb [ I or T ]
C2 to make yourself accept something that you do not like because you cannot change it:
[ + -ing verb ] He resigned himself to living alone.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Tolerating and enduring
- bear
- bear with sb
- bearable
- bide
- come to terms with sth idiom
- endurance
- philosophically
- resigned
- ride
- ride sth out
- sit
- sit sth out
- stand for sth
- stew
- stew (in your own juice) idiom
- stick
- stick it out
- stick with it idiom
- stick with sth/sb
- sweat it out idiom
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Accepting & agreeing reluctantly