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
  • On Friday, the A’s announced that after eight tumultuous years as president, Dave Kaval would be resigning.
    Maury Brown, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Athletics president Dave Kaval is resigning after being the public face of the organization's move from Oakland to Las Vegas. Kaval, 49, served as the seventh president of the A’s in their 123-year history, and held the role for the past eight years.
    Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of resign
Verb
  • Such filings are often a first step in the criminal process because, in New York, all felony cases require a grand jury indictment to proceed to trial unless a defendant waives that requirement.
    Cedar Attanasio, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
  • On fee-free days, entrance fees may be waived, but travelers must still pay fees for activities like camping, boat launches, transportation, and special tours.
    Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of waive
Verb
  • Addressing reports that a bird strike was the cause of the crash, Jeju Air CEO Kim E-bae neither confirmed nor denied it.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The Supreme Court had previously denied TikTok's request for an injunction that would have delayed enforcement until Trump takes office, instead planning to rush a decision on whether the Act violates the First Amendment before the deadline hits.
    Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of deny
Verb
  • He’s known as a critic of big tech companies, writing a chapter of the controversial Project 2025 agenda—which Trump has broadly disavowed—that argued the FCC should narrow the immunity enjoyed by tech platforms and require companies to be transparent about their content moderation decisions.
    Sara Dorn, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which led the offensive that toppled Assad's government, was previously linked to al-Qaida but has in recent years publicly disavowed international terrorism and tried to present a more moderate face.
    Juliana Kim, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of disavow
Verb
  • The Abrahamic faiths conceive of God as an omniscient creator and generally abjure gambling as a result; one of the first laws passed by the Puritans in the Massachusetts Bay Colony banned the possession of cards, dice, or gaming tables.
    Idrees Kahloon, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
  • In the end, de Hales agreed to abjure the realm, which meant walking, barefoot, to the port of Chester, a hundred and thirty miles away, holding a wooden cross and wearing sackcloth, and taking a ship across the Irish Sea, never to return.
    Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2024
Definition of abjure
Verb
  • Well, my sister did not receive an invite and now my family has completely disowned me.
    R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 28 Dec. 2024
  • But recent years have marked a subtle shift from self-righteous battles over reputation to less principled conflicts over branding control, like when Kanye West disowned his participation in Coodie & Chike’s 2022 documentary Jeen-Yuhs because he was denied final cut.
    Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of disown
Verb
  • Over the past two years, several prominent Russian billionaires have renounced their citizenship and exited the country’s economic landscape.
    Daniel Markind, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • In the end, Edward renounced the throne and attempted to defuse the crisis, projecting an image of national unity.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of renounce
Verb
  • The Company explicitly disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements except as required by law. Contact; Office: 813.505.0282 Email: myanez@mirapharma.com SOURCE: MIRA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. press release press release This story was originally published July 15, 2024, 7:00 AM.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2024
  • Their children, in turn, could then further disclaim into a trust for their children if that made sense financially.
    James Lange, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Definition of disclaim
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