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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.
EXPANDto 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.
COLLAPSEObsolete. 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.
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Remitted
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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; Middle English remitten < Latin remittere to send back, let go back, concede, allow, equivalent to re- re- + mittere to send
1325–75; Middle English remitten < Latin remittere to send back, let go back, concede, allow, equivalent to re- re- + mittere to send
Related forms
re·mit·ta·ble, adjective
non·re·mit·ta·ble, adjective
non·re·mit·ta·b·ly, adverb
pre·re·mit, verb (used with object), -mit·ted, -mit·ting.
un·re·mit·ta·ble, adjective
Synonyms
1. forward. 4. excuse, overlook. 5. diminish. 6. return, restore.
1. forward. 4. excuse, overlook. 5. diminish. 6. return, restore.
Antonyms
1. retain. 4. condemn. 5. increase.
1. retain. 4. condemn. 5. increase.
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Word Origin & History
remit
late 14c., from L. remittere "send back, slacken, let go, abate," from re- "back" + mittere "to send" (see mission). Meaning "send money to someone" first recorded 1640.
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Medical Dictionary
remit re·mit (rĭ-mĭt')
v. re·mit·ted, re·mit·ting, re·mits
To diminish; abate.
To transmit money.
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