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remitting

Meanings
  • Verb

    Giving something back or returning it; repaying a debt or making restitution.

  • Verb

    Causing something, such as a symptom or feeling, to lessen or disappear.

Rhymes
Words rhyming with remitting
remitting , commuting , regretting , forgetting , setting , metting , netting , retreating
Homonyms
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  1. Remitting (en) : The act of remitting or giving back.

  2. Remitting (en) : A payment made by an insurer to a policyholder for a loss covered under an insurance policy.

Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. Remitting (en) : The act of remitting or giving back.

  2. Remitting (en) : A payment made by an insurer to a policyholder for a loss covered under an insurance policy.

Variants
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remit , remitment , remitments , remits , remittable , remitted , remitter , remitters , remitting , remit to , remits to , remitted to , remitting to
Forms
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remitted, remitting, remits

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

Trivia
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  1. The term 'remitting' is often used in the context of diseases, particularly infections, to describe the process of the symptoms lessening or disappearing.

  2. In the medical field, remitting is also used to describe the complete disappearance of a disease or condition.

Related Concepts
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  1. Repayment: The act of returning money or a debt.

  2. Restitution: The act of restoring something or making amends for a wrong.

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
Culture
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In literature, remitting is often used in the context of forgiveness or repayment of debts. In music, there are several songs with the title 'Remitting' that explore themes of redemption and return.

How to Memorize "remitting"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine returning an item to its rightful owner or making a payment to settle a debt.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word with 'returning' or 'giving back'.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic by remembering the 'R' in remitting stands for 'Returning'.

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