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
  • The officer, Shadrack Sibiya, resigned from the police service earlier this month following his arrest in September.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The debate intensified after Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned in September, publicly warning about the dangers of unchecked AI development.
    — Ella Chakarian, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of resign
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  • That means the Heat will need to choose whether to convert one of its Exhibit 10 contract players to a two-way deal or waive them to transition them to its G League affiliate, the Sioux Falls Skyforce.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
  • If the Lakers can’t pull off a deal, forward Dalton Knecht could be at risk of being waived.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of waive
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  • This month, it was denied access to the plane for a trip to Georgia and Florida.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
  • In response, Amy Helm accused Parillo of financial exploitation and elder abuse of Sandra Helm in a June court filing; Parillo denied those charges.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of deny
Verb
  • Rogers argued Sunday in an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash that El-Sayed never disavowed the Muslim Brotherhood.
    — Erin Cox, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Market actors can innovate more freely, concentrating risk locally while allowing the state to disavow consequences should those experiments fail.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of disavow
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  • 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
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  • Her solution is to disown Brooke, should the memoir ever see the light of day.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Kwong Kau came to disown Choi and allegedly tried to assault her on one occasion, Draycott said.
    — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of disown
Verb
  • Irma is not going to resolve her dilemma by having sex or cutting loose, nor by renouncing such pastimes and doubling down on intellect.
    — B. D. McClay, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Although economic espionage is not without risk, unilaterally renouncing the practice in the current global environment is far more dangerous.
    — DAVID S. COHEN, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of renounce
Verb
  • Microsoft disclaims exec’s comments News groups tried many different tactics to test if Microsoft and OpenAI products would output their news articles verbatim.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Most cruise companies disclaim that onboard medical staff are intended to provide urgent or emergency care.
    — Scott Laird, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of disclaim
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