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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
  • Though executives and investors say legislation would lend certainty and help attract long-term capital, much of the industry has resigned itself to the likelihood that regulatory momentum may have to be built outside of Congress.
    — Tanaya Macheel,Garrett Downs, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Last week, Jacob Coxon, who worked at both OpenAI and Anthropic, resigned from Anthropic with a warning about the race toward self-improving AI.
    — Shlomit Wagman, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of resign
Verb
  • The bill gives the president discretion over how it is implemented, including authority over imposing tariffs and the ability to waive certain sanctions under specified conditions.
    — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Again, two-way contracts can be subbed out at any time, and if such a player is waived, such salary does not count against the cap, luxury tax or hard cap.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of waive
Verb
  • Under questioning, Patel denied that the changes reflected a lowering of employment standards and insisted they were designed to prevent victims who'd been forced to engage in that conduct from being automatically disqualified.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
  • One of the jurors, Paula Devlin, 65, denied allegations of bias when speaking with Fox News Digital.
    — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 15 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
  • If Vance were to renounce Carlson over a matter as trivial as, say, Carlson’s oddly positive assessment of Adolf Hitler, what hope is there for society?
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
  • 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
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 20 Sep. 2026.

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