'Demitting' definitions:

Definition of 'Demitting'

From: GCIDE
  • 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.] [1913 Webster]
  • They [peacocks] demit and let fall the same [i. e., their train]. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To yield or submit; to humble; to lower; as, to demit one's self to humble duties. [R.] [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To lay down, as an office; to resign. [Scot.] [1913 Webster]
  • General Conway demitted his office. --Hume. [1913 Webster]

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