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Definition of: demit
(di·mit′) v. ·mit·ted, ·mit·ting v.t.
1. To resign (an office or dignity).
2. Obs. To release; dismiss.
—v.i.
3. To resign.
—noun A letter of dismissal or one attesting honorable resignation; a recommendation. [<L demittere <de- down, away + mittere send]
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