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remit

/ɹɪˈmɪt/US/ɹiˈmɪt/

remit verb: to transmit or send (e.g. money in payment); to supply.

Verb

remit (third-person singular simple present remits, present participle remitting, simple past and past participle remitted)

  1. (transitive) To transmit or send (e.g. money in payment); to supply.
    • Such a Step as this would raise a Succession of able Seamen, and in a few Years would come to remit a thousand, or perhaps two or three thousand sturdy Youths every Year into the general Class of English Seamen;1728, Daniel Defoe, chapter 3, in Some Considerations on the Reasonableness and Necessity of Encreasing and Encouraging the Seamen, London, page 45
    • Doctor Strong refers to me in public as a promising young scholar. Mr. Dick is wild with joy, and my aunt remits me a guinea by the next post.1849 May – 1850 November, Charles Dickens, chapter 18, in The Personal History of David Copperfield, London: Bradbury & Evans, […], published 1850, →OCLC
  2. (transitive) To forgive, pardon (a wrong, offense, etc.).
    • Thy slanders I forgive; and therewithal
      Remit thy other forfeits.c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
    • Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, John 20:23
  3. (transitive) To refrain from exacting or enforcing; to cancel.
    • to remit the performance of an obligation
    • I knelt for pardon, for this breach of Oath,
      Which, thou forgiving, I then shall hope
      Heaven will remit hereafter punishment;1798, Hannah Brand, Huniades; or, The Siege of Belgrade, Act V, Scene 8, in Plays and Poems, Norwich, p. 131
  4. (obsolete, transitive) To give up; omit; cease doing.
    • Among our own sex, there is no race of men more apt to indulge a spirit of acrimony, and to remit their natural Good Humour, than authors.1761, George Colman, The Genius, No. 12, 19 November, 1761, in Prose on Several Occasions, London: T. Cadel, 1787, p. 124
    • He who connected himself with a woman whose brother, sister, or other relations, were fugitives, would probably be tempted to remit his pursuit of them, and even to favour their concealment.1803, Robert Charles Dallas, The History of the Maroons, London: Longman and Rees, Volume 1, Letter 5, p. 125
  5. (transitive) To allow (something) to slacken, to relax (one's attention etc.).
    • Our Supream Foe in time may much remit
      His anger,1667, John Milton, “Book II”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...
    • The wind at sea generally blows with an even steady gale; the wind at land puffs by intervals, encreasing its strength, and remitting it, without any apparent cause.1774, Oliver Goldsmith, chapter 20, in An History of the Earth: and Animated Nature, volume 1, London: J. Nourse, page 352
  6. (intransitive, obsolete) To show a lessening or abatement (of a specified quality).
    • Great Alexander in the midst of all his prosperity […], when he saw one of his wounds bleed, remembered that he was but a man, and remitted of his pride., New York 2001, p.132-3
    • At the end of about two months, the severity of my fate began to remit of its rigour.1775, Samuel Jackson Pratt, The Legend of Benignus, Chapter 5, in Liberal Opinions, upon Animals, Man, and Providence, London: G. Robinson and J. Bew, Volume 1, p. 97
  7. (intransitive, obsolete) To diminish, abate.
    • [The water] sustains these Particles, and carries them on together with it ’till such time as its Motion begins to remit and be less rapid than it was at, and near its Source;1695, John Woodward, An Essay toward a Natural History of the Earth and Terrestrial Bodies, London: Richard Wilkin, Part 4, p. 198
    • … this is very agreeable to the Nature of Achilles; his Anger abates very slowly; it is stubborn, yet still it remits:1720, Alexander Pope, The Iliad of Homer, London: Bernard Lintott, Volume 6, “Observations on the Twenty-Second Book,” no. 25, p. 52
  8. (transitive) To refer (something or someone) for deliberation, judgment, etc. (to a particular body or person).
    • [...] in grieuous and inhumane crimes, in such as ouerthrow the foundation of state, in such as shake the surety of humane society, I conceiue it more fit that offenders should be remitted to their Prince to be punished in the place where they haue offended.1630, John Hayward, The Life and Raigne of King Edward the Sixt, London: John Partridge, page 119
    • The Pris’ner was remitted to the Guard.1700, [John] Dryden, “Sigismonda and Guiscardo, from Boccace”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC
  9. (obsolete, transitive) To send back.
  10. (archaic, transitive) To give or deliver up; surrender; resign.
    • Princess of France. What, will you have me, or your pearl again?
      Biron. Neither of either; I remit both twain.c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Loues Labour’s Lost”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
  11. (transitive) To restore or replace.
    • […] he bad the Lyon be remitted
      Into his seate, and those same treachours vile
      Be punished for their presumptuous guile.1591, Ed[mund] Sp[enser], “Prosopopoia. Or Mother Hubberds Tale.”, in Complaints. Containing Sundrie Small Poemes of the Worlds Vanitie. […], London: […] William Ponsonbie, […], →OCLC
    • [...] the Archbishop was retained prisoner, but after a short time remitted to his liberty.a. 1628 (date written), John Hayward, The Life, and Raigne of King Edward the Sixt, London: […] [Eliot’s Court Press, and J. Lichfield at Oxford?] for Iohn Partridge, […], published 1630, →OCLC, page...
  12. (transitive) To postpone.
  13. (obsolete, transitive) To refer (someone to something), direct someone's attention to something.
    • These are the things I thought fit to premise to my Discourse, to which now I remit your Eyes, without adding more …1668, Joseph Glanvill, Plus Ultra, or, The Progress and Advancement of Knowledge since the Days of Aristotle, London: James Collins, Preface
    • You wonder how it comes to paſs that a King of Great Britain muſt now-adays be looked upon as one of the Magiſtrates of the Kingdom only; whereas in all other Kingly Governments in Chriſtendom, Kings are inveſted with a Free and Absolute Authority. For the Scots, I remit you to [George] Buchanan...1692, John Milton, chapter VIII, in [Joseph Washington], transl., A Defence of the People of England, […]: In Answer to Salmasius’s Defence of the King, [London?]: [s.n.], →OCLC, page 180

Noun

remit (plural remits)

  1. (UK) Terms of reference; set of responsibilities; scope.
    • WHO/TDR should prepare a volume containing ... important issues in the performance of studies that fall outside of the GLP remit.2000: Scientific Working Group on Good Laboratory Practice issues, Handbook: Good Laboratory Practice read on World Health Organisation website at...
    • However, this is beyond the remit of this particular article.2001: H. Meinardi et al, ILAE Commission, The treatment gap in epilepsy: the current situation and ways forward read at http://www.ilae-epilepsy.org/pubs/JAN2001.PDF on 14 May 2006
  2. A communication from a superior court to a subordinate court.

remit meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu

remit in Tamil

கட்டு, கீழனுப்பி விசாரி, குறையச் செய், செலுத்து, வழக்கைத் திருப்பி அனுப்பு

remit in Urdu

حوالہ, معاف کرنا, نقل کرنا, نرم پڑنا, پیسے بھیجنا

remit in Bengali

সরবরাহ করা

remit in Telugu

to transmit or send, to supply
జమ చేయు jama cēyu
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remit in Malayalam
റദ്ദു ചെയ്ക, അസാധവാക്കുക, റദ്ദാക്കുക, വിധിയോ തീരുമാനമോ റദ്ദാക്കുക
remit in Kannada
ಕಟ್ಟು, ತಪ್ಪುಮರೆ, ಬಿಟ್ಟುಬಿಡು, ಕಡಿಮೆಮಾಡು
remit in Sanskrit
विसृज् visṛj

Examples of remit in a sentence

  • The Supreme Court today allowed major sponsors, including LG Electronics India (LGEI), to remit foreign exchange for the tournament.2003: The Hindu, World Cup sponsors can remit money in forex: SC read at https://web.archive.org/web/20060308013536/http://www.hinduonnet.co...
  • She had lately remitted the Trespass of a Stage-coach Man, who had overturned her Post-chaise into a Ditch;1749, Henry Fielding, chapter 9, in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew]...
  • So he said that there was no sin to remit in baptism: ‘sin is not born with a man, it is subsequently committed by the man; for it is shown to be a fault, not of nature, but of the human will’.2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 307:
  • The sovereign was undoubtedly competent to remit penalties without limit.1849, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter I, in The History of England from the Accession of James II, volume I, London: Longman, Brown...

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Synonyms of remit

Forms of remit

Verb
third-person singular presentremits
present participleremitting
past participleremitted
pastremitted
alternative formremytte
Noun
pluralremits

Past tense of remit: remitted

Origin of remit

From Middle English remitten, from Latin remittere (“to send, send back”). Compare Old French remettre, remetre, remitter.

Words formed from remit

Words that rhyme with remit

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Questions about remit

What does remit mean?
Remit means to transmit or send (e.g. money in payment); to supply.
What is remit in Tamil?
Remit in Tamil is கட்டு, கீழனுப்பி விசாரி, குறையச் செய். See Remit meaning in Tamil.
How do you use remit in a sentence?
The Supreme Court today allowed major sponsors, including LG Electronics India (LGEI), to remit foreign exchange for the tournament.
What part of speech is remit?
Remit can be a verb or a noun.
How do you pronounce remit?
Remit is pronounced /ɹɪˈmɪt/ (UK).
What is the past tense of remit?
The past tense of remit is remitted.

Words near remit in the dictionary

  1. remissiveness
  2. remissly
  3. remissness
  4. remissnesses
  5. remissory
  6. remit
  7. remitigate
  8. remitigated
  9. remitigates
  10. remitigating
  11. remitless

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Adapted from Wiktionary: remit (page history and authors); remit (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); remit (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); remit (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); remit (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); remit (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); विसृज् (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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