demit

C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /dɪˈmɪt/ UK /dɪˈmɪt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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verb
to resign from or relinquish an office, position, or membership

She chose to demit her post rather than compromise her principles.

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1 verb · to resign from or... resign relinquish quit abdicate renounce surrender vacate

Opposites

assume retain accept

Word family

Derived forms demission

Related forms demission dismiss demiss

Etymology

From Old French demettre ('to dismiss, send away'), from Latin demittere ('to send down, lower'), from de- ('down, away') plus mittere ('to send').

demittere Latin mittere Latin

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# demit

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /dɪˈmɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪˈmɪt/

## Meanings
1. to resign from or relinquish an office, position, or membership

## Examples
- She chose to demit her post rather than compromise her principles.

## Synonyms
- resign
- relinquish
- quit
- abdicate
- renounce
- surrender
- vacate

## Antonyms
- assume
- retain
- accept

## Derived Forms
- demission

## Related Forms
- demission
- dismiss
- demiss

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: demittere
- Root: mittere

## Etymology
From Old French demettre ('to dismiss, send away'), from Latin demittere ('to send down, lower'), from de- ('down, away') plus mittere ('to send').

## AI Etymology
Demit is from Old French demettre ('to dismiss, send away'), from Latin demittere ('to send down, lower'), from de- ('down, away') plus mittere ('to send'). The ancestry passes through Latin demittere and Latin mittere. The prefix de- often marks removal, reversal, or downward motion in Latin formations, helping to explain the word's surface structure. In present use as a verb, it means "to resign from or relinquish an office, position, or membership", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include demission, dismiss, and demiss; derived forms include demission.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction

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