Demitting

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.]
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              They [peacocks] demit and let fall the same [i. e.,
              their train].                         --Sir T.
                                                    Browne.
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     2. To yield or submit; to humble; to lower; as, to demit
        one's self to humble duties. [R.]
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     3. To lay down, as an office; to resign. [Scot.]
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              General Conway demitted his office.   --Hume.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  demitting
       See {demit}