demit Meaning, Definition & Usage

De*mit" transitive verb
Etymology
L. demittere to send or bring down, to lower; de- + mittere to send. Cf. Demise.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Demitted; present participle & verbal noun Demitting
Definitions
  1. To let fall; to depress. R.
    They [peacocks] demit and let fall the same [i. e., their train]. Sir T. Browne.
  2. To yield or submit; to humble; to lower; as, to demit one's self to humble duties. R.
  3. To lay down, as an office; to resign. Scot.
    General Conway demitted his office. Hume.

Webster 1913