n.
Pronunciation: ri- ' mit
Function: verb
Inflected Form: re · mit · ted ; re · mit · ting
Etymology: Middle English remitten, from Latin remittere to send back, from re- + mittere to send
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
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 < remit sins> b : to refrain from exacting < remit a tax> c : to cancel or refrain from inflicting < remit the penalty> d : to give relief from (suffering)
3 : to submit or refer for consideration, judgment, decision, or action specifically : REMAND
4 : to restore or consign to a former status or condition
5 : POSTPONE , DEFER
6 : to send (money) to a person or place especially in payment of a demand, account, or draft
intransitive verb
1 a : to abate in force or intensity : MODERATE b : to abate symptoms (as of a disease) for a period
2 : to send money (as in payment)
– re · mit · ment \ - ' mit-m ə nt \ noun
– re · mit · ta · ble \ - ' mi-t ə -b ə l \ adjective
– re · mit · ter noun