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demit1

[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.
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verb (used without object), de·mit·ted, de·mit·ting.
  1. to resign.
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noun
  1. Also dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.
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Origin of demit1

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)

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.
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Origin of demit2

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

  • Whereupon he demitted his charge, and came to dwell with his son at Liberton.

    Letters of Samuel Rutherford

    Samuel Rutherford

  • It makes fresh use of its demitted envelope, and turns it into a bark.

    The Insect

    Jules Michelet

  • Malignants being again brought into places of power and trust, he demitted his office.

British Dictionary definitions for demitted

demit

verb -mits, -mitting or -mitted Scot
  1. to resign (an office, position, etc)
  2. (tr) to dismiss
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Word Origin

C16: from Latin dīmittere to send forth, discharge, renounce, from di- ² + mittere to send
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Word Origin and History for demitted

demit

v.

1610s (figurative), 1640s (literal), from Latin demittere "to send down," from de- + mittere "to send" (see mission).

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