transitive verb remitted, remitting
- to forgive or pardon (sins, offenses, etc.)
- to refrain from exacting (a payment, tax, etc.)
- to refrain from inflicting (a punishment) or enforcing (a sentence or fine); cancel
- to let slacken; decrease: without remitting one's efforts
- to submit or refer (a matter) for consideration, judgment, etc.
- Law remand ()
- to put back, as into a state or position
- to put off; postpone
- to send (money) in payment: please remit the full amount by the date shown
- Obsolete to give up; surrender
Origin:
ME remytten < L remittere (pp. remissus), to send back, in LL(Ec), to forgive sin < re-, back + mittere, to send: see mission