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. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

They [ peacocks ] demit and let fall the same [ i. e., their train ]. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To yield or submit; to humble; to lower; as, to demit one's self to humble duties. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To lay down, as an office; to resign. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

General Conway demitted his office. Hume. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ F. démettre to remove, se démettre to resign; dé- (L. dis-) + mettre to put, fr. L. mittere to send. Cf. Dismiss. ] 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. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. The act of demitting; also, a letter, certificate, or the like, certifying that a person has (honorably) demitted, as from a Masonic lodge. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Fine Arts) (a) That part of a painting, engraving, or the like, which is neither in full darkness nor full light. (b) The shade itself; neither the darkest nor the lightest in a composition. Also called half tint. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Mus.) Semitone. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]