demit

[dih-mit]

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.

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)

demit

[dih-mit]

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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Related Words for demitted

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

Examples from the Web for demitted

Historical Examples of demitted

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.
Letters of Samuel Rutherford
Samuel Rutherford

British Dictionary definitions for demitted

demit

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

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