remit

Meanings

• Verb

  Send or pay back (money or a debt) especially formally or legally.

• Verb

  Release or discharge (someone) from a duty or obligation.

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Synonyms

brief , responsibility

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with remit
commit , quit , mitigate , oblige

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Homophones

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1. Remit (English) : The act of sending or paying back money or a debt.
   

2. Remit (English) : A remission or pardon, especially one granted to an offender.
   

3. Remit (Latin) : To send back or recall.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of remit that leads to same result
remit , remitment , remitments , remits , remittable , remitted , remitter , remitters , remitting , remit to , remits to , remitted to , remitting to

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Forms

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remitted, remitting, remits

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Etymology

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From Old French remettre ‘hand back, restore’, from re- ‘back’ + mettre ‘put’.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'remit' comes from the Latin word 'remittere', which means 'to send back'.

2. In ancient Rome, debtors were sometimes granted a 'remission' of their debts during times of financial hardship or crisis.

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Related Concepts

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1. Debt: A sum of money owed by one party to another.

2. Forgiveness: The act of pardoning or absolving someone from an offense or debt.

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Quotes

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1. I was brought in guilty and sentenced to die; but that the judges, having been made sensible of the hardship of my circumstances, had obtained leave to "remit" the sentence upon my consenting to be transported.

   - Daniel Defoe,{it}Moll Flanders{/it},1722

2. And he was, therefore, as little surprised as a man could be, to find himself awakened at the small inn to which he had been "remitted" until morning, in the middle of the night.

   - Charles Dickens,{it}A Tale of Two Cities{/it},1859

3. A patient who has mild flare-ups in the skin and joints twice a year may one day awaken with kidney failure or paralysis that, one month later, mysteriously "remits".

   - Elizabeth Rosenthal,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},19 Nov. 1989

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Culture

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In literature, 'remit' has been used to describe the act of forgiving debts or granting pardons. In art, it has been depicted in various forms, such as religious paintings and sculptures, illustrating the concept of absolution and redemption.

How to Memorize "remit"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the act of handing back or sending money to someone.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'remit' with 'return' or 'repay'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Remember: Return Money Easily' to memorize the meaning of 'remit'.

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