verb (used with object), de·mit·ted, de·mit·ting.
- to resign (a job, public office, etc.); relinquish.
- Archaic. to dismiss; fire.
verb (used without object), de·mit·ted, de·mit·ting.
- to resign.
noun
- Also dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.
verb (used with object), de·mit·ted, de·mit·ting.
- to put in or send to a lower place.
- Obsolete. to lower in status, rank, or esteem; humble.
verb -mits, -mitting or -mitted Scot
- to resign (an office, position, etc)
- (tr) to dismiss
1610s (figurative), 1640s (literal), from Latin demittere “to send down,” from de- + mittere “to send” (see mission).