Demit – meaning, usage, quotes, and social examples

The word of the day is ‘demit’.

The word is a verb, i.e., it demonstrates an action or an occurrence.

Yes, the past form of the word is demitted.

It means:
1. Relinquish
2. To lay down
3. Resign
4. Abandon

1. Hindi – Chhodana
2. Spanish – Emitir
3. French – Démissionner
4. Mandarin – Fāchū

1. But no man is entitled to a demit, unless at the time of demanding it he be in good standing and free from all charges.
2. So that La Mettrie had to demit; to get out of France rather in a hurry, lest worse befell.
3. My own chieftaincy I could demit without regret, knowing that it would fall into your hands.
4. The right to demit or resign never has, until within a few years, been denied.
5. Arguments within his congregation led to his demitting his post.

Some synonyms of today’s word are:
abandon, abdicate, cede, hand over, quit, renounce, resign, surrender, terminate, yield, depress, let down, forswear, forsake etc.

enlist, enter, renew, don’t give up the ship