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remit

Nouns

• (n) the topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with
  • they set up a group with a remit to suggest ways for strengthening family life
• (n) (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court) remitment, remission,

Verbs

• (v) send (money) in payment
  • remit $25
• (v) hold back to a later time
  • let's postpone the exam
  defer, postpone, prorogue, put off, set back, shelve, table, put over, hold over,
• (v) release from (claims, debts, or taxes)
  • The taxes were remitted
• (v) refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision remand, send back,
• (v) forgive
  • God will remit their sins
• (v) make slack as by lessening tension or firmness slacken,
• (v) diminish or abate
  • The pain finally remitted

Synonyms

remitment remission defer postpone prorogue put off set back shelve table put over hold over remand send back slacken

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