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demitting

demitting is the present participle and gerund of demit.

Meaning of demit

Verb

demit (third-person singular simple present demits, present participle demitting, simple past and past participle demitted)

  1. (transitive) To let fall; to depress; to yield.
  2. To relinquish an office, membership, authority, etc.; to resign, as from a Masonic lodge.

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Questions about demitting

What is demitting the present participle and gerund of?
Demitting is the present participle and gerund of demit.

Words near demitting in the dictionary

  1. demitoilet
  2. demitone
  3. demitones
  4. demits
  5. demitted
  6. demitting
  7. demiurge
  8. demiurgeous
  9. demiurges
  10. demiurgi
  11. demiurgic

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