† amitv.

Forms: 1500s amitte, 1600s–1700s amit; Scottish pre-1700 amitt, pre-1700 ammit, pre-1700 ammitt, pre-1700 1700s–1900s amit.

Etymology: < classical Latin āmittere to send away, dismiss, to let go, release, to lose < ā- , variant (before m ) of ab- ab- prefix + mittere to send, let go (see mission n.). Compare earlier amission n.

Obsolete (chiefly Scots Law in later use).

1. transitive. To lose. Frequently coupled with lose, forfeit, etc., in legal formulae.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > loss > lose [verb (transitive)]

losec950

forgarc1175

letc1200

leese?c1225

forgoc1275

tinec1300

wanta1425

lessena1500

becosta1522

amit1525

perish1531

to make shipwreck of1588

to come short of1690

1525 in State Papers Henry VIII (1836) IV. 399 It is not thought..that she [sc. the Queen] shulde amitte or loose any parte of her autorite.

1567 in R. W. Cochran-Patrick Early Rec. Mining Scotl. (1878) 14 Failyeing thairof he sall amit and tyne all rycht and privilege quhilk he may haif to the saidis myndis be vertew of this present contract.

1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. iii. 157 If a Magnet it self be made red hot in the fire, it..amits the Magnetical vigour it had in it self before.

1695 Articles Soc. White-writing & Printing paper Manuf. Scotl. 3 They are in all time thereafter to forfeit and amit any interest therein.

1779 R. Boyd Judicial Proc. before High Court Admiralty ii. viii. 127 The said C. has tint, lost, and amitted, the dote and tocher, and all goods, gear, and others whatsoever brought with him.

1868 Act 31 & 32 Victoria c. 101. §104 He shall..forfeit and amit all Right to the said Superiority.

1902 Scots Style Bk. II. 360 Upon said notice of forfeiture being served, I shall immediately forfeit, amit, and lose my whole right in, and claim to, the foresaid subjects.

2. intransitive with of in same sense. rare.

ΚΠ

1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters ii. 10 The water amits of its pellucidity.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021).

单词	amit
释义	† amitv. Forms: 1500s amitte, 1600s–1700s amit; Scottish pre-1700 amitt, pre-1700 ammit, pre-1700 ammitt, pre-1700 1700s–1900s amit. Etymology: < classical Latin āmittere to send away, dismiss, to let go, release, to lose < ā- , variant (before m ) of ab- ab- prefix + mittere to send, let go (see mission n.). Compare earlier amission n. Obsolete (chiefly Scots Law in later use). 1. transitive. To lose. Frequently coupled with lose, forfeit, etc., in legal formulae. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > loss > lose [verb (transitive)] losec950 forgarc1175 letc1200 leese?c1225 forgoc1275 tinec1300 wanta1425 lessena1500 becosta1522 amit1525 perish1531 to make shipwreck of1588 to come short of1690 1525 in State Papers Henry VIII (1836) IV. 399 It is not thought..that she [sc. the Queen] shulde amitte or loose any parte of her autorite. 1567 in R. W. Cochran-Patrick Early Rec. Mining Scotl. (1878) 14 Failyeing thairof he sall amit and tyne all rycht and privilege quhilk he may haif to the saidis myndis be vertew of this present contract. 1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. iii. 157 If a Magnet it self be made red hot in the fire, it..amits the Magnetical vigour it had in it self before. 1695 Articles Soc. White-writing & Printing paper Manuf. Scotl. 3 They are in all time thereafter to forfeit and amit any interest therein. 1779 R. Boyd Judicial Proc. before High Court Admiralty ii. viii. 127 The said C. has tint, lost, and amitted, the dote and tocher, and all goods, gear, and others whatsoever brought with him. 1868 Act 31 & 32 Victoria c. 101. §104 He shall..forfeit and amit all Right to the said Superiority. 1902 Scots Style Bk. II. 360 Upon said notice of forfeiture being served, I shall immediately forfeit, amit, and lose my whole right in, and claim to, the foresaid subjects. 2. intransitive with of in same sense. rare. ΚΠ 1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters ii. 10 The water amits of its pellucidity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021). < v.1525
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