Synonyms for demit

Grammar : Verb

Spell : dih-mit

Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈmɪt

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yield

Définition of demit

Origin : 1610s (figurative), 1640s (literal), from Latin demittere "to send down," from de- + mittere "to send" (see mission).

verb relinquish

Example sentences :

My own chieftaincy I could demit without regret, knowing that it would fall into your hands.
Extract from : « The Captain of the Janizaries » by James M. Ludlow

So that La Mettrie had to demit; to get out of France rather in a hurry, lest worse befell.
Extract from : « History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XVI. (of XXI.) » by Thomas Carlyle

But no man is entitled to a demit, unless at the time of demanding it he be in good standing and free from all charges.
Extract from : « The Principles of Masonic Law » by Albert G. Mackey

The right to demit or resign never has, until within a few years, been denied.
Extract from : « The Principles of Masonic Law » by Albert G. Mackey

Yas suh, dey had to have a demit to go any place outside work hours.
Extract from : « Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves » by Work Projects Administration

Isnard, repentant of that search on which river-bank Paris stood, declares himself ready to demit.
Extract from : « The French Revolution » by Thomas Carlyle

The avenger of blood may not demit his duty until some member of the other tribe has been killed.
Extract from : « Fetichism in West Africa » by Robert Hamill Nassau

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