remitten

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Middle English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin remittō, remittere.[1][2]

Verb

remitten

  1. (transitive) to give up, relinquish (something)
  2. (transitive) to remit, forgive (a debt or other obligation)
  3. (transitive) to forgive, pardon (a sin or offense)
  4. (transitive) to release (someone) from some obligation, to discharge
  5. (transitive) to control, moderate (strong emotion)
  6. (intransitive, with of) (of a quality) to be diminished
  7. (transitive) to refer (someone) to a source of information (e.g. a person or book)
  8. (transitive) to send (someone) back to prison
  9. (transitive) to refer (something) for consideration (typically by an authority)
  10. (transitive, law) to restore (someone) to a title

Descendants

  • English: remit

References

  1. ^ “remit, v.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
  2. ^ “remitten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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