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remit

Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈmɪt/

The English word “remit” has 15 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To transmit or send (e.g. money in payment); to supply.
  2. To forgive, pardon (a wrong, offense, etc.).
  3. To refrain from exacting or enforcing; to cancel.
  4. To give up; omit; cease doing.
  5. To allow (something) to slacken, to relax (one's attention etc.).
  6. To show a lessening or abatement (of a specified quality).
  7. To diminish, abate.
  8. To refer (something or someone) for deliberation, judgment, etc. (to a particular body or person).
  9. To send back.
  10. To give or deliver up; surrender; resign.
  11. To restore or replace.
  12. To postpone.
  13. To refer (someone to something), direct someone's attention to something.

noun

  1. Terms of reference; set of responsibilities; scope.
  2. A communication from a superior court to a subordinate court.

Etymology

From Middle English remitten, from Latin remittere (“to send, send back”). Compare Old French remettre, remetre, remitter.

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