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English noun: remit | |||
| 1. | remit (cognition) the topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with | ||
| Samples | They set up a group with a remit to suggest ways for strengthening family life. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | issue, matter, subject, topic | ||
| 2. | remit (act) (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court) | ||
| Synonyms | remission, remitment | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | referral | ||
| Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
English verb: remit | |||
| 1. | remit (possession) send (money) in payment | ||
| Samples | Remit $25. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pay | ||
| Entail | transfer | ||
| 2. | remit (stative) hold back to a later time | ||
| Samples | Let's postpone the exam. | ||
| Synonyms | defer, hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, set back, shelve, table | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | delay | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | call, hold, probate, reprieve, respite, suspend | ||
| Entail | call off, cancel, reschedule, scratch, scrub | ||
| 3. | remit (communication) release from (claims, debts, or taxes) | ||
| Samples | The taxes were remitted. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cancel, strike down | ||
| 4. | remit (communication) refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision | ||
| Synonyms | remand, send back | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | challenge | ||
| 5. | remit (communication) forgive | ||
| Samples | God will remit their sins. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | forgive | ||
| 6. | remit (change) make slack as by lessening tension or firmness | ||
| Synonyms | slacken | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | loose, loosen | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | douse, dowse | ||
| Cause | slacken | ||
| 7. | remit (change) diminish or abate | ||
| Samples | The pain finally remitted. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decrease, diminish, fall, lessen | ||
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