"resign -self to n" construction

Form

NP
Cognizer
Verb
-self
Situation
to
NP

Examples

Cognizer They
Verb resigned
Situation themselves
to to
NP [the Roman presence in their country.]

Meaning

A Cognizer comes to accept a Situation (typically an unpleasant one), usually because he or she realises that they cannot change it.

Roles

Cognizer
A person who accepts the Situation.
Situation
A fact or a set of circumstances that are typically unpleasant to the Cognizer, but that he or she nonetheless comes to accept.

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Phraseological constructions