demit
verb
de·mit di-ˈmit 
demitted; demitting
transitive verb
1
archaic : dismiss
2
: resign sense 2
intransitive verb
: to withdraw from office or membership
Word History
Etymology
Middle English dimitten, from Anglo-French demettre
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
demitted
verb
as in resigned
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- resigned
- denied
- disowned
- abjured
- disavowed
- waived
- relinquished
- renounced
- abdicated
- disclaimed
- ceded
- surrendered
- forsook
- abandoned
- vacated
- abnegated
- handed over
- quitted
- gave up
- deserted
- stepped down (from)
- stepped aside (from)
- yielded
- quit
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- claimed
- assumed
- appropriated
- confiscated
- took over
- seized
- usurped
- secured
- arrogated
- protected
- defended
- guarded
- wrested
- safeguarded