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demit
de·mit D0122700 (dĭ-mĭt′)v. de·mit·ted, de·mit·ting, de·mits v.tr.1. To relinquish (an office or function).2. Archaic To dismiss.v.intr. To give up an office or position; resign. [Middle English dimitten, to release, from Old French demettre, from Latin dīmittere : dis-, away; see dis- + mittere, to send.]demit (dɪˈmɪt) vb, -mits, -mitting or -mitted1. to resign (an office, position, etc)2. (tr) to dismiss[C16: from Latin dīmittere to send forth, discharge, renounce, from di-2 + mittere to send]de•mit (dɪˈmɪt) v. -mit•ted, -mit•ting. v.t. 1. to resign (a job, public office, etc.); relinquish. 2. Archaic. to dismiss; fire. v.i. 3. to resign; abdicate. [1520–30; < Middle French demettre, Old French demetre < Latin dēmittere to let fall, send down] de•mis′sion, n. demit Past participle: demitted Gerund: demitting
Present |
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I demit | you demit | he/she/it demits | we demit | you demit | they demit |
Preterite |
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I demitted | you demitted | he/she/it demitted | we demitted | you demitted | they demitted |
Present Continuous |
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I am demitting | you are demitting | he/she/it is demitting | we are demitting | you are demitting | they are demitting |
Present Perfect |
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I have demitted | you have demitted | he/she/it has demitted | we have demitted | you have demitted | they have demitted |
Past Continuous |
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I was demitting | you were demitting | he/she/it was demitting | we were demitting | you were demitting | they were demitting |
Past Perfect |
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I had demitted | you had demitted | he/she/it had demitted | we had demitted | you had demitted | they had demitted |
Future |
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I will demit | you will demit | he/she/it will demit | we will demit | you will demit | they will demit |
Future Perfect |
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I will have demitted | you will have demitted | he/she/it will have demitted | we will have demitted | you will have demitted | they will have demitted |
Future Continuous |
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I will be demitting | you will be demitting | he/she/it will be demitting | we will be demitting | you will be demitting | they will be demitting |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been demitting | you have been demitting | he/she/it has been demitting | we have been demitting | you have been demitting | they have been demitting |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been demitting | you will have been demitting | he/she/it will have been demitting | we will have been demitting | you will have been demitting | they will have been demitting |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been demitting | you had been demitting | he/she/it had been demitting | we had been demitting | you had been demitting | they had been demitting |
Conditional |
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I would demit | you would demit | he/she/it would demit | we would demit | you would demit | they would demit |
Past Conditional |
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I would have demitted | you would have demitted | he/she/it would have demitted | we would have demitted | you would have demitted | they would have demitted | Thesaurusdemitverb1. To relinquish one's engagement in or occupation with:leave, quit, resign, terminate.2. To give up a possession, claim, or right:abandon, abdicate, cede, forswear, hand over, quitclaim, relinquish, render, renounce, resign, surrender, waive, yield.demit
Synonyms for demitverb to relinquish one's engagement in or occupation withSynonymsverb to give up a possession, claim, or rightSynonyms- abandon
- abdicate
- cede
- forswear
- hand over
- quitclaim
- relinquish
- render
- renounce
- resign
- surrender
- waive
- yield
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