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quit (kwit)

transitive verb quit, quitted quit′·ted, quitting quit′·ting

  1. to free (oneself) of
  2. to discharge (a debt or obligation); repay
  3. to stop having, using, or doing (something); give up
  4. to leave; depart from
  5. to stop, discontinue, or resign from
  6. Archaic to conduct (oneself)

Etymology: ME quiten < OFr quiter < ML quittus, quietus, free: see quiet

intransitive verb

    1. to stop or discontinue doing something
    2. to give up or stop trying, as in discouragement
  1. to give up one's position of employment; resign

adjective

clear, free, or rid, as of an obligation

Etymology: ME quite < OFr < ML quietus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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