rɪˈmɪt v. & n. --v. (remitted, remitting) 1 tr.
cancel or refrain
from exacting or inflicting (a
debt or
punishment etc.). 2 intr. & tr.
abate or
slacken;
cease or cease from
partly or
entirely. 3 tr.
send (money etc.) in
payment. 4 tr.
cause to be conveyed by post. 5 tr. a (foll. by to)
refer (a
matter for decision etc.) to
some authority. b
Law send
back (a case) to a lower
court. 6 tr. a (often foll. by to)
postpone or defer. b (foll. by
in, into) send or put back
into a
previous state. 7 tr. Theol. (usu. of God)
pardon (sins etc.). --n. 1
the terms of
reference of a
committee etc. 2 an
item remitted for
consideration. øøremittable adj. remittal n. remittee n. remitter n. [ME f. L remittere remiss(as
RE-, mittere send)]