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demit

/dɪˈmɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables
demit
IPA
/dɪˈmɪt/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To let fall; to depress; to yield.

Transitive verb

verb

To relinquish an office, membership, authority, etc.; to resign, as from a Masonic lodge.

noun

The act of demitting.

noun

A document certifying that a person has (honourably) demitted, as from a Masonic lodge.

Etymology

From Latin dēmittō (“send or bring down, let fall”).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

demits (present, singular) demitting (participle, present) demitted (participle, past) demitted (past) demits (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

demise demission mission

Rhymes With

it get shit bit hit make a run for it 7-bit 8-bit fit sit split fighting fit

Questions

How do you pronounce demit?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈmɪt/.
What does demit mean?
To let fall; to depress; to yield.
Where does demit come from?
From Latin dēmittō (“send or bring down, let fall”).

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