"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.