| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To let fall; to depress.[Websters]
2. To yield or submit; to humble; to lower; as, to demit one's self to humble duties.[Websters] 3. To lay down, as an office; to resign.[Websters] 4. Base verb from the following inflections: demitting, demitted, demits, demitter, demitters, demittingly and demittedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "DEMIT" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Note: Demit \De*mit"\, transitive verb. [imperfect & past participle. Demitted; Demitting.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DEMIT
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] To let fall; to depress; to submit.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] (transitive) To let fall; to depress; to yield. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
