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demit definition

de·mit (dē mit′, di-)

transitive verb demitted -·mit′ted, demitting -·mit′·ting

  1. to resign (a position or office)
  2. Archaic to dismiss

Etymology: L demittere, to send down, let fall < de-, down + mittere, to send: see mission

intransitive verb

to resign

Related Forms:

  • demission de·mis′·sion (-mis̸h′ən) noun

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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