demit

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/dɪˈmɪt/

verb

To let fall; to depress; to yield.

OriginLatin dēmittō →
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Meanings

verbdemit (third-person singular simple present demits, present participle demitting, simple past and past participle demitted)

present singular third person demits · participle present demitting · participle past demitted · past demitted

  1. transitiveTo let fall; to depress; to yield.
  2. To relinquish an office, membership, authority, etc.; to resign, as from a Masonic lodge.
noundemit (plural demits)

plural demits

  1. The act of demitting.
  2. A document certifying that a person has (honourably) demitted, as from a Masonic lodge.

Origin

  1. Latindēmittō“send or bring down, let fall”
  2. Englishdemit

From Latin dēmittō (“send or bring down, let fall”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with demit

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Anagrams

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APA

demit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demit

MLA

“demit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demit. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “demit,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demit.

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