demit

[ dih-mit ]

/ dɪˈmɪt /

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verb (used with object), de·mit·ted, de·mit·ting.

to resign (a job, public office, etc.); relinquish.

Archaic. to dismiss; fire.

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

to resign.

noun

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

Words nearby demit

demise, demisemiquaver, demission, demist, demister, demit, demitasse, demiurge, demiveg, demivierge, demivolt

Origin of demit

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)

Definition for demit (2 of 2)

demit²

[ dih-mit ]

/ dɪˈmɪt /

verb (used with object), de·mit·ted, de·mit·ting.

to put in or send to a lower place.

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

Origin of demit

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

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Examples from the Web for demit

The avenger of blood may not demit his duty until some member of the other tribe has been killed.
Fetichism in West Africa|Robert Hamill Nassau
Isnard, repentant of that search on which river-bank Paris stood, declares himself ready to demit.
The French Revolution|Thomas Carlyle
The right to demit or resign never has, until within a few years, been denied.
The Principles of Masonic Law|Albert G. Mackey
Yas suh, dey had to have a demit to go any place outside work hours.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves|Work Projects Administration

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 Principles of Masonic Law|Albert G. Mackey

British Dictionary definitions for demit

demit

/ (dɪˈmɪt) /

verb -mits, -mitting or -mitted Scot

to resign (an office, position, etc)

(tr) to dismiss

Word Origin for demit

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

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