Demit Synonyms & Definitions

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• DemitDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (v. t.) To yield or submit; to humble; to lower; as, to demit ones self to humble duties.
2. (v. t.) To lay down, as an office; to resign.
3. (v. t.) To let fall; to depress.
4. (n.) The act of demitting; also, a letter, certificate, or the like, certifying that a person has (honorably) demitted, as from a Masonic lodge.
5. (v. i.) To lay down or relinquish an office, membership, authority, or the like; to resign, as from a Masonic lodge; -- generally used with an implication that the act is voluntary.

• DemitintDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) That part of a painting, engraving, or the like, which is neither in full darkness nor full light.
2. (n.) The shade itself; neither the darkest nor the lightest in a composition. Also called half tint.