demit

verb

Definition of demitnext
as in to resign

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demit
  1. resign
  2. waive
  3. deny
  4. disavow
  5. abjure
  6. disown
  7. renounce
  8. disclaim
Verb
  • This week, multiple deputies in the Hall County Sheriff's Office resigned amid ongoing Flock misuse investigations.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Russini resigned from The Athletic in April, less than a week after photos of her and the married Vrabel, 51, at an Arizona hotel drew scrutiny.
    — David K. Li, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of resign
Verb
  • Under that program, the NYPA buys electricity on the wholesale market on Lake Mariner’s behalf—a blend of hydro, nuclear, natural gas, wind, and solar—and waives delivery surcharges in exchange.
    — Petala Ironcloud, ArsTechnica, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Keep in mind that Lonzo has been available to any NBA team since he was dealt by the Cavaliers to the Jazz in February and then immediately waived.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of waive
Verb
  • Anderson, who long had been considered a suspect in Shakur’s killing, denied involvement before his death in an unrelated Compton shooting in 1998 at age 23.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Edwards has denied the allegations, but ended his reelection bid after the House Ethics Committee posted their investigative findings last month.
    — Claudia Grisales, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of deny
Verb
  • El-Sayed sought to distance himself from the controversy, calling antisemitism a scourge and saying Piker does not speak for the campaign, but not disavowing Piker himself.
    — Sam Gringlas, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
  • When asked about Piker at a meeting with a group of Jewish Democrats on Saturday, though, El-Sayed declined to disavow him.
    — Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of disavow
Verb
  • Writing during the Second World War, Simone Weil stressed the need for Europe to abjure imperialism and recover its Greek and Christian traditions.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
  • To renounce and abjure fidelity to any foreign power.
    — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
Definition of abjure
Verb
  • The album was such a notorious disappointment that even Bowie himself would later disown it.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Hong Kong's stablecoin licensing further illustrates this, approving only HKD tokens while publicly disowning any CNH stablecoin claims.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of disown
Verb
  • Know More Andrews wants the party to embrace term limits and renounce congressional stock trading and corporate contributions.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Eric Lai, a senior fellow with the Georgetown Center for Asian Law, said every actor in Hong Kong civil society who assumed that renouncing violence and working within the law would be fine has to revise that assumption.
    — Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of renounce
Verb
  • Most cruise companies disclaim that onboard medical staff are intended to provide urgent or emergency care.
    — Scott Laird, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2026
  • For the record, Duffy has strongly disclaimed any interest in the White House, which is, after all, just a bunch of boring grownups talking.
    — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of disclaim
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“Demit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demit. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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