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de·mit (dĭ-mĭt́)

[Middle English dimitten, to release, from Old French demettre, from Latin dīmittere, dis-, away; see dis–, + mittere, to send.]

verb: -mit·ted, -mit·ting, -mits. 

transitive verb 

  1. To relinquish (an office or function).
  2. Archaic To dismiss.

intransitive verb 

To give up an office or position; resign.