| Demit 1. (v. t.) To let fall; to depress. 2. (v. t.) To yield or submit; to humble; to lower; as, to demit one's self to humble duties. 3. (v. t.) To lay down, as an office; to resign. Thesaurus Entries abandon, abjure, acknowledge defeat, be pensioned, be superannuated, cashier, cast, cease, cede, cry quits, demit, desist from, drop, forgo, forswear, give over, give up, hand over, have done with, jettison, lay down, leave, leave off, pension off, quit, reject, relinquish, renounce, renounce the throne, resign, retire, retire from office, scrap, shed, slough, stand aside, stand down, step aside, superannuate, surrender, throw away, throw out, throw up, vacate, waive, withdraw from, wrest, yield |