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Definitions for remitted: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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.
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In the case the law remits him to his ancient and
more certain right. --Blackstone.
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In grevious and inhuman crimes, offenders should be
remitted to their prince. --Hayward.
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The prisoner was remitted to the guard. --Dryden.
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2. To restore. [Obs.]
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The archbishop was . . . remitted to his liberty.
--Hayward.
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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.
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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 I remit it to
the wise readers." --Sir T. Elyot.
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5. To relax in intensity; to make less violent; to abate.
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So willingly doth God remit his ire. --Milton.
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6. To forgive; to pardon; to remove.
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Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto
them. --John xx. 23.
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7. To refrain from exacting or enforcing; as, to remit the
performance of an obligation. "The sovereign was
undoubtedly competent to remit penalties." --Macaulay.
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Syn: To relax; release; abate; relinguish; forgive; pardon;
absolve.
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WordNet (r) 2.0
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remit
n : (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law
case to another court) [syn: remission, remitment]
v 1: send (money) in payment; "remit $25"
2: hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" [syn: postpone,
prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, {set
back}, defer, put off]
3: release from (claims, debts, or taxes); "The texes were
remitted"
4: refer (a matter or legal case) to another committe or
authority or court for decision [syn: remand, send back]
5: forgive; "God will remit their sins"
6: make slack as by lessening tension or firmness [syn: slacken]
7: diminish or abate; "The pain finally remitted"
[also: remitting, remitted]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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remitted
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Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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36 Moby Thesaurus words for "remitted":
absolved, acquitted, blotted, canceled, condoned, discharged,
disregarded, exculpated, excused, exonerated, expended, forgiven,
forgotten, hired, indulged, liquidated, overlooked, paid,
paid in full, pardoned, postpaid, prepaid, receipted, redeemed,
reprieved, salaried, settled, shriven, spared, spent, unavenged,
uncondemned, unresented, unrevenged, waged, wiped away
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