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Webster 1913 Edition
Remit
Re-mit′
(r?-m?t′)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Remitted
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Remitting
.] 1.
To send back; to give up; to surrender; to resign.
In the case the law
remits
him to his ancient and more certain right. Blackstone.
In grevious and inhuman crimes, offenders should be
remitted
to their prince. Hayward.
The prisoner was
remitted
to the guard. Dryden.
2.
To restore.
[Obs.]
The archbishop was . . .
remitted
to his liberty. Hayward.
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 mail4.
To send off or away; hence:
“Whether the counsel be good I remit it to the wise readers.” (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. Sir T. Elyot.
5.
To relax in intensity; to make less violent; to abate.
So willingly doth God
remit
his ire. Milton.
6.
To forgive; to pardon; to remove.
Whose soever sins ye
remit
, they are remitted
unto them. John xx. 23.
7.
To refrain from exacting or enforcing;
“The sovereign was undoubtedly competent to remit penalties.” as, to
. remit
the performance of an obligationMacaulay.
Syn. – To relax; release; abate; relinguish; forgive; pardon; absolve.
Re-mit′
,Verb.
I.
1.
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
.2.
To send money, as in payment.
Addison.
Webster 1828 Edition
Remit
REMIT'
,Verb.
T.
1.
To relax, as intensity; to make less tense or violent.So willingly doth God remit his ire.
2.
To forgive; to surrender the right of punishing a crime; as, to remit punishment.3.
To pardon, as a fault or crime.Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted to them.
John 20.
4.
To give up; to resign.In grievous and inhuman crimes, offenders should be remitted to their prince.
5.
To refer; as a clause that remitted all to the bishop's discretion.6.
To send back.The pris'ner was remitted to the guard.
7.
To transmit money, bills or other thing in payment for goods received. American merchants remit money, bills of exchange or some species of stock, in payment for British goods.8.
To restore.In this case, the law remits him to his ancient and more certain right.
REMIT'
, v.i.1.
To slacken; to become less intense or rigorous.When our passions remit, the vehemence of our speech remits too.
So we say, cold or heat remits.
2.
To abate in violence for a time, without intermission; as, a fever remits at a certain hour every day.