démettre

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French

Etymology

From dé- +‎ mettre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.mɛtʁ/
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Verb

démettre

  1. (transitive) to dismiss, discharge (from a post)
    démettre quelqu’un de ses fonctions(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. (transitive, law) to nonsuit (dismiss on the grounds of a lawsuit being brought without cause)
  3. (transitive or reflexive) to dislocate (a bone)
    Synonym: déboîter
    se démettre l’épaule(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  4. (reflexive) to relinquish, leave (a position or post)

Conjugation

This verb is conjugated like mettre. That means it is conjugated like battre except that its past participle is démis, not *démettu, and its past historic and imperfect subjunctive are formed with démi-, not *démetti-.

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