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demit

1
[ 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.

RELATED WORDS

abandon, abdicate, cede, quit, quitclaim, renounce, resign, surrender, terminate, yield

Nearby words

  1. demise,
  2. demisemiquaver,
  3. demission,
  4. demist,
  5. demister,
  6. demitasse,
  7. demiurge,
  8. demiveg,
  9. demivierge,
  10. demivolt

Origin of demit

1
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)

demit

2
[ 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

2
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 demitted

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

    Letters of Samuel Rutherford|Samuel Rutherford

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

    Letters of Samuel Rutherford|Samuel Rutherford

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

    The Insect|Jules Michelet
British Dictionary definitions for demitted

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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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).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper