demit

verb

Definition of demitnext
as in to resign

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  1. resign
  2. waive
  3. deny
  4. disavow
  5. abjure
  6. disown
  7. renounce
  8. disclaim
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  • Big banks made changes to overdraft fees and fraud protections following previous testimony, for example, while former Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf abruptly resigned in 2016 after stumbling during hearings on the bank’s fake accounts scandal.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Guilfoyle confirmed her exit in a post on X, shortly after the new White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia, told reporters that the administration had asked her to resign.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of resign
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  • The Treasury Department temporarily waived sanctions on Russian diesel through April 2027 under a general license issued Friday.
    — Azhar Sukri, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026
  • After spending training camp with the Kansas City Chiefs, Demercado was waived at the end of camp and claimed by Dallas.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of waive
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  • The former president denied the accusations and called the proceedings politically motivated.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Trump on Monday alluded to his own frustrations over the reports, which include allegations that Guilfoyle tried to solicit money from a donor to pay off her credit card ahead of her confirmation process (Guilfoyle has denied the story).
    — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of deny
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  • 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
  • El-Sayed has since disavowed Piker’s controversial statements and ended plans for joint campaigning, but has not categorically repudiated him nor apologized for appearing with him.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 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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  • Kwong Kau came to disown Choi and allegedly tried to assault her on one occasion, Draycott said.
    — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The album was such a notorious disappointment that even Bowie himself would later disown it.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of disown
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  • 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
  • China claims Taiwan as its sovereign territory and has never renounced the use of force to achieve unification.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 23 Sep. 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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“Demit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demit. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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