remit

Definitions

1. 1.To restore. [Obs.] The archbishop was . . . remitted to his liberty. Hayward.
2. 2.(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.
3. 3.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.
4. 4.To relax in intensity; to make less violent; to abate. So willingly doth God remit his ire. Milton.
5. 5.To forgive; to pardon; to remove. Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them. John xx.
6. 6.7. To refrain from exacting or enforcing; as, to remit the performance of an obligation. "The sovereign was undoubtedly competent to remit penalties." Macaulay.
7. 7.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.
8. 8.To send money, as in payment. Addison.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definition-first questions whose answer is remit.

• What is to restore. [Obs.] The archbishop was . . . remitted to his liberty. Hayward called?
• What is 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 called?
• What is to relax in intensity; to make less violent; to abate. So willingly doth God remit his ire. Milton called?
• What is to forgive; to pardon; to remove. Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them. John xx called?
• What is 7. To refrain from exacting or enforcing; as, to remit the performance of an obligation. "The sovereign was undoubtedly competent to remit penalties." Macaulay called?
• What is 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 called?