Noun
(law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)

Verb
diminish or abate; "The pain finally remitted"

Verb
make slack as by lessening tension or firmness

Verb
forgive; "God will remit their sins"

Verb
refer (a matter or legal case) to another committe or authority or court for decision

Verb
release from (claims, debts, or taxes); "The texes were remitted"

Verb
send (money) in payment; "remit $25"

Verb
hold back to a later time; "let''s postpone the exam"

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v. t.
To send back; to give up; to surrender; to resign.

v. t.
To restore.

v. t.
To transmit or send, esp. to a distance, as money in payment of a demand, account, draft, etc.; as, he remitted the amount by mail.

v. t.
To send off or away; hence: (a) To refer or direct (one) for information, guidance, help, etc. "Remitting them . . . to the works of Galen." Sir T. Elyot. (b) To submit, refer, or leave (something) for judgment or decision.

v. t.
To relax in intensity; to make less violent; to abate.

v. t.
To forgive; to pardon; to remove.

v. t.
To refrain from exacting or enforcing; as, to remit the performance of an obligation.

v. i.
To abate in force or in violence; to grow less intense; to become moderated; to abate; to relax; as, a fever remits; the severity of the weather remits.

v. i.
To send money, as in payment.

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Remit

Re*mit" (r?-m?t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Remitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Remitting.] [L. remittere, remissum, to send back, to slacken, relax; pref. re- re- + mittere to send. See Mission, and cf. Remise, Remiss.] 1. To send back; to give up; to surrender; to resign.

In the case the law remits him to his ancient and more certain right.

In grevious and inhuman crimes, offenders should be remitted to their prince.

The prisoner was remitted to the guard.

2. To restore. [Obs.]

The archbishop was . . . remitted to his liberty.

3. (Com.) To transmit or send, esp. to a distance, as money in payment of a demand, account, draft, etc.; as, he remitted the amount by mail. 4. To send off or away; hence: (a) To refer or direct (one) for information, guidance, help, etc. "Remitting them . . . to the works of Galen." Sir T. Elyot. (b) To submit, refer, or leave (something) for judgment or decision. "Whether the counsel be good Iremit it to the wise readers." Sir T. Elyot. 5. To relax in intensity; to make less violent; to abate.

So willingly doth God remit his ire.

6. To forgive; to pardon; to remove.

Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them.

7. To refrain from exacting or enforcing; as, to remit the performance of an obligation. "The sovereign was undoubtedly competent to remit penalties." Macaulay. Syn. -- To relax; release; abate; relinguish; forgive; pardon; absolve.

Remit

Re*mit", v. i. 1. To abate in force or in violence; to grow less intense; to become moderated; to abate; to relax; as, a fever remits; the severity of the weather remits. 2. To send money, as in payment. Addison.

To send back; to give up; to surrender; to resign.

To abate in force or in violence; to grow less intense; to become moderated; to abate; to relax; as, a fever remits; the severity of the weather remits.