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4 meanings

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1 —as in:
remit payment

Definition

to send money

Please remit payment in the enclosed envelope.

remit = to send money

He remits half his earnings to his family in Mexico.

remits = sends money

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2 —as in:
pain remitted

Definition

to decrease in intensity

The pain finally remitted.

remitted = decreased in intensity

Other Uses (with this meaning)

The storm finally remitted.

remitted = decreased in intensity

We have no trace of him at present, although our exertions to discover him are unremitted; but they will not restore my beloved William!
Mary Shelley -- Frankenstein

unremitted = not decreased in intensity

(Editor's note: The prefix "un-" in unremitted means not and reverses the meaning of remitted. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.)

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3 —as in:
remit sins

Definition

to forgive

Christians believe God remits their sins.

remits = forgives

"'Tis the truth, Sam," he observed. "The lad risked the penalty to see justice done. I suggest you remit the sentence."
Elizabeth George Speare -- The Witch of Blackbird Pond

remit = cancel

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4 —as in:
remit has expanded

Definition

area of responsibility

The story fascinates me, but it's outside my remit.

remit = area of responsibility

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Less commonly:

In law, remit can mean to refer (send) a case to another court.

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