English word origin

Etymology of dimit

From Latin dimittere (“to send away, let go”), from di-, dis- + mittere (“to send”). See dismiss and demit.

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noun

a resignation from a lodge

verb

To dismiss, let go, or release. · to resign

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From Latin dimittere (“to send away, let go”), from di-, dis- + mittere (“to send”). See dismiss and demit.

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