— remittable , adj.
/ri mit"/ , v. , remitted, remitting , n.
v.t.
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. Obs. to set free; release.
11. Obs. to send back to prison or custody.
12. Obs. to give up; surrender.
v.i.
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.
n.
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.
[ 1325-75; ME remitten remittere to send back, let go back, concede, allow, equiv. to re- RE- + mittere to send ]
Syn. 1. forward. 4. excuse, overlook. 5. diminish. 6. return, restore.
Ant. 1. retain. 4. condemn. 5. increase.