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De·mit v. t. [imp. & p. p. Demitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Demitting.]
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.