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Noun remit has 1 sense

remission, remitment, remit - (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
--₁ is a kind of referral

Derived form: verb remit₄

Verb remit has 7 senses

remit - send (money) in payment; "remit $25"
--₁ is one way to pay

Derived forms: noun remitment₁, noun remittance₁, noun remittal₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off - hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"
--₂ is one way to delay
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
remit - release from (claims, debts, or taxes); "The texes were remitted"
--₃ is one way to cancel, strike down
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
remit, remand, send back - refer (a matter or legal case) to another committe or authority or court for decision
--₄ is one way to challenge

Derived forms: noun remit₁, noun remission₃, noun remitment₂
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
remit - forgive; "God will remit their sins"
--₅ is one way to forgive
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
slacken, remit - make slack as by lessening tension or firmness
--₆ is one way to loosen, loose
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
remit - diminish or abate; "The pain finally remitted"
--₇ is one way to decrease, diminish, lessen, fall

Derived forms: noun remission₁, noun remittal₂
Sample sentence:
Something ----s