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re⋅mit

  [ri-mit] verb, -mit⋅ted, -mit⋅ting, noun
Use Remitted in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to transmit or send (money, a check, etc.) to a person or place, usually in payment.
2. to refrain from inflicting or enforcing, as a punishment, sentence, etc.
3. to refrain from exacting, as a payment or service.
4. to pardon or forgive (a sin, offense, etc.).
5. to slacken; abate; relax: to remit watchfulness.
6. to give back: to remit an overpayment.
7. Law. to send back (a case) to an inferior court for further action.
8. to put back into a previous position or condition.
9. to put off; postpone; defer.
10. Obsolete. to set free; release.
11. Obsolete. to send back to prison or custody.
12. Obsolete. to give up; surrender.
–verb (used without object)
13. to transmit money, a check, etc., as in payment.
14. to abate for a time or at intervals, as a fever.
15. to slacken; abate.
–noun
16. Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
Origin:
1325–75; ME remitten < L remittere to send back, let go back, concede, allow, equiv. to re- re- + mittere to send

Related forms:
re⋅mit⋅ta⋅ble, adjective

Synonyms:
1. forward. 4. excuse, overlook. 5. diminish. 6. return, restore.

Antonyms:
1. retain. 4. condemn. 5. increase.
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re·mit   (rĭ-mĭt')   
v.   re·mit·ted, re·mit·ting, re·mits

v.   tr.
  1. To transmit (money) in payment.
    1. To refrain from exacting (a tax or penalty, for example); cancel.
    2. To pardon; forgive: remitted their sins.
    3. To refer (a case) to another court for further consideration or action.
    4. To refer (a matter) to a committee or authority for decision.
  3. To restore to a former condition or position.
  4. Law
    1. To refer (a case) to another court for further consideration or action.
    2. To refer (a matter) to a committee or authority for decision.
  5. To allow to slacken: The storm remitted its fury.
  6. To desist from; give up.
  7. To put off; postpone.
v.   intr.
  1. To transmit money.
  2. To diminish; abate.
n.   (rĭ-mĭt', rē'mĭt)
  1. The act of remitting, especially the referral of a case to another court.
  2. A matter remitted for further consideration.

[Middle English remitten, to send back, from Latin remittere : re-, re- + mittere, to send.]
re·mit'ment n., re·mit'ta·ble adj., re·mit'ter n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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