remit
[ verb, noun ri-mit; noun ree-mit ]
/ verb, noun rɪˈmɪt; noun ˈri mɪt /
verb (used with object), re·mit·ted, re·mit·ting.
verb (used without object), re·mit·ted, re·mit·ting.
noun
Origin of remit
1325–75; Middle English
remitten < Latin
remittere to send back, let go back, concede, allow, equivalent to
re-
re- +
mittere to send
SYNONYMS FOR remit
historical usage of remit
The verb
remit comes directly from Latin
remittere “to send back, go back, return, release, let go,….” (The many Latin senses of
remittere cover four and a half columns in the Oxford Latin Dictionary).
From its earliest appearance in Middle English, this verb had three main categories of meaning: surrender or forgiveness; ceasing or diminishing; referring or sending. The specific sense “to send money” appeared about 1543. The British noun sense “the area of authority of a person or group” dates from the second half of the 19th century.
From its earliest appearance in Middle English, this verb had three main categories of meaning: surrender or forgiveness; ceasing or diminishing; referring or sending. The specific sense “to send money” appeared about 1543. The British noun sense “the area of authority of a person or group” dates from the second half of the 19th century.
OTHER WORDS FROM remit
Words nearby remit
remise,
remiss,
remissible,
remission,
remissive,
remit,
remitt.,
remittal,
remittance,
remittance man,
remittee
Example sentences from the Web for remitting
British Dictionary definitions for remitting
remit
verb (rɪˈmɪt) -mits, -mitting or -mitted (mainly tr)
noun (ˈriːmɪt, rɪˈmɪt)
Derived forms of remit
remittable, adjectiveWord Origin for remit
C14: from Latin
remittere to send back, release,
re- +
mittere to send
Medical definitions for remitting
remit
[ rĭ-mĭt′ ]
v.
To diminish; abate.
To transmit money.