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verb · transitive

demit

demit · demits · demitted · demitting

To let fall; to depress; to yieldTo let fall; to depress; to yield.

/dɪˈmɪt/

Meaning

2 senses

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

Origin

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

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

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Forms

demits, demitting, demitted, demitted

regular · Lesson

Base form	demit · to demit
3rd person singular	demits
Present participle	demitting
Past simple	demitted
Past participle	demitted

Tenses

demit · demitted · will demit · have demitted

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Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	demit
he, she, it	demits

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have demitted
he, she, it	has demitted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will demit

Past simpleLesson

all persons

demitted

Word family

3 related words

RelateddemiseC1 missionB1 demission

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

dementia demigod demiseC1 demoC1 democracyB1

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