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demit

de·mit [ di mít ] (past and past participle de·mit·ted, present participle de·mit·ting, 3rd person present singular de·mits)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
resign public office: to resign from or give up an important official post ( formal )

[15th century. Via French< Latin dimittere "send away" < mittere "send"]
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