The verb resign means to help your self make peace with a situation.
I will resign myself to the fact that the picnic has been rained out.
George has to resign himself to the idea that he will not go to college this year.
In each sentence, the subject of the sentence has to make peace with certain circumstances.
The verb re-sign with the hyphen in the middle is used when someone signs again.
John will re-sign the contract since the first copy was lost.
Mary will re-sign her name using a pen rather than pencil.
In each sentence, the subject must sign something a second time.
Use the verb resign to show acceptance. Use the verb re-sign when someone must sign again.
▶Now you try it. Which word – resign or re-sign – should go into this blank? Every year, the employee must ____ a compliance contract. Did you figure it out? Good for you.