démettre

== French == === Etymology === From dé- +‎ mettre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /de.mɛtʁ/ === Verb === démettre (transitive) to dismiss, discharge (from a post) démettre quelqu'un de ses fonctions ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) (transitive, law) to nonsuit (dismiss on the grounds of a lawsuit being brought without cause) (transitive or reflexive) to dislocate (a bone) Synonym: déboîter se démettre l'épaule ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) (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-. ==== Related terms ==== démission === Further reading === “démettre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012