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demite

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Latin

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Verb

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dēmite

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of dēmō

Portuguese

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Verb

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demite

  1. inflection of demitir:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French démettre, from Latin dēmittere.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /deˈmi.te/
  • Rhymes: -ite
  • Hyphenation: de‧mi‧te

Verb

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a demite (third-person singular present demite, past participle demis) 3rd conjugation

  1. (transitive, chiefly politics) to dismiss (end someone’s employment or service)
    Synonym: destitui
  2. (reflexive, originally Transylvania) to stoop, lower oneself (do something considered below one’s dignity)

Conjugation

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