remit.
To transmit or send (e.g. money in payment); to supply.
Meaning & usage
To transmit or send (e.g. money in payment); to supply.
To forgive, pardon (a wrong, offense, etc.).
To refrain from exacting or enforcing; to cancel.
to remit the performance of an obligation
To give up; omit; cease doing.
To allow (something) to slacken, to relax (one's attention etc.).
To show a lessening or abatement (of a specified quality).
To diminish, abate.
To refer (something or someone) for deliberation, judgment, etc. (to a particular body or person).
To send back.
To give or deliver up; surrender; resign.
To restore or replace.
To postpone.
To refer (someone to something), direct someone's attention to something.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English remitten, from Latin remittere (“to send, send back”). Compare Old French remettre, remetre, remitter.
Terms of reference; set of responsibilities; scope.
A communication from a superior court to a subordinate court.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English remitten, from Latin remittere (“to send, send back”). Compare Old French remettre, remetre, remitter.
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