DEMIT

demit. Demit, v.t. to let fall, degrade, depress, ob.

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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. 1. To let fall; to depress.
They demit and let fall the same [i.e., their train]. Sir T. Browne. 2. 2. To yield or submit; to humble; to lower; as, to demit one's self to humble duties.
3. 3. To lay down, as an office; to resign.
General Conway demitted his office. Hume.