demit

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[ dih-mit ]
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verb (used with object),de·mit·ted, de·mit·ting.
  1. to resign (a job, public office, etc.); relinquish.

  2. Archaic. to dismiss; fire.

verb (used without object),de·mit·ted, de·mit·ting.
  1. to resign.

noun
  1. Also dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.

Origin of demit

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1520–30; <Middle French demettre,Old French demetre<Latin dēmittere to demit2 (but also with some senses of Latin dīmittere send away, dismiss, equivalent to dī-di-2 + mittere to send)

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Other definitions for demit (2 of 2)

demit2
[ dih-mit ]

verb (used with object),de·mit·ted, de·mit·ting.
  1. to put in or send to a lower place.

  2. Obsolete. to lower in status, rank, or esteem; humble.

Origin of demit

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1550–60; <Latin dēmittere to let fall, send down, equivalent to dē-de- + mittere to send

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How to use demit in a sentence

  • Isnard, repentant of that search on which river-bank Paris stood, declares himself ready to demit.

    The French Revolution | Thomas Carlyle
  • Neither will Barbaroux demit; he "has sworn to die at his post, and will keep that oath."

    The French Revolution | Thomas Carlyle
  • But no man is entitled to a demit, unless at the time of demanding it he be in good standing and free from all charges.

  • The right to demit or resign never has, until within a few years, been denied.

  • My own chieftaincy I could demit without regret, knowing that it would fall into your hands.

British Dictionary definitions for demit

demit

/ (dɪˈmɪt) /


verb-mits, -mitting or -mitted Scot
  1. to resign (an office, position, etc)

  2. (tr) to dismiss

Origin of demit

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C16: from Latin dīmittere to send forth, discharge, renounce, from di- ² + mittere to send

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