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demit en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /dɪˈmɪt/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

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demits Number=Plur lexicographic

demit en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /dɪˈmɪt/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

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demitting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
demits Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
demitted Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
demitted Tense=Past lexicographic

Relateds

demission · mission · demise