demit Meaning, Definition & Usage

De*mit" transitive verb

Etymology

L. demittere to send or bring down, to lower; de- + mittere to send. Cf. Demise.

Wordforms

imperfect & past participle Demitted; present participle & verbal noun Demitting

Definitions

1. To let fall; to depress. R.

   They [peacocks] demit and let fall the same [i. e., their train]. Sir T. Browne.

2. To yield or submit; to humble; to lower; as, to demit one's self to humble duties. R.
3. To lay down, as an office; to resign. Scot.

   General Conway demitted his office. Hume.