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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Demit \De*mit"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demitted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Demitting}.] [L. demittere to send or bring down, to lower;
de- + mittere to send. Cf. {Demise}.]
1. To let fall; to depress. [R.]
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They [peacocks] demit and let fall the same [i. e.,
their train]. --Sir T.
Browne.
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2. To yield or submit; to humble; to lower; as, to demit
one's self to humble duties. [R.]
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3. To lay down, as an office; to resign. [Scot.]
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General Conway demitted his office. --Hume.
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