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remit
(r/I/'m/I/t )

noun (n)

  • the topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with(noun.cognition)
    Example:
    They set up a group with a remit to suggest ways for strengthening family life.
    source: wordnet30
  • (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    remission, remitment
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • send (money) in payment(verb.possession)
    Example:
    Remit $25.
    source: wordnet30
  • hold back to a later time(verb.stative)
    Synonym:
    defer, hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, set back, shelve, table
    source: wordnet30
  • release from (claims, debts, or taxes)(verb.communication)
    Example:
    The taxes were remitted.
    source: wordnet30
  • refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision(verb.communication)
    Synonym:
    remand, send back
    source: wordnet30
  • forgive(verb.communication)
    Example:
    God will remit their sins.
    source: wordnet30
  • make slack as by lessening tension or firmness(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    slacken
    source: wordnet30
  • diminish or abate(verb.change)
    Example:
    The pain finally remitted.
    source: wordnet30
  • To send back; to give up; to surrender; to resign.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • 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.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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