[re.mit] vb re.mit.ted ; re.mit.ting [ME remitten, fr. L remittere to send back, fr. re- + mittere to send] vt (14c) 1 a: to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly b: to desist from (an activity) c: to let (as attention or diligence) slacken: relax
2. a: to release from the guilt or penalty of "~ sins" b: to refrain from exacting "~ a tax" c: to cancel or refrain from inflicting "~ the penalty" d: to give relief from (suffering)
3: to submit or refer for consideration, judgment, decision, or action; specif: remand
4: to restore or consign to a former status or condition
5: postpone, defer
6: to send (money) to a person or place esp. in payment of a demand, account, or draft ~ vi 1 a: to abate in force or intensity: moderate b of a disease or abnormality: to abate symptoms for a period
2: to send money (as in payment) -- re.mit.ment n -- re.mit.ta.ble adj -- re.mit.ter n
[2]re.mit n (15c) 1: an act of remitting
2: something remitted to another person or authority