单词 | remit |
释义 | remitn.ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > forgiveness > [noun] forgivenessc900 givenessc1200 remission?c1225 veny?c1225 gracec1300 forgiftc1315 excusinga1340 absolutiona1393 pardona1393 veynea1425 pardoningc1443 pardonancec1475 forgivance1490 remit1490 oblivion1563 remitting1577 remittance1602 remitment1611 condonation1615 excuse1655 condonance1865 society > faith > worship > sacrament > confession > absolution > [noun] shrifta900 forgivenessc900 absolutionOE veny?c1225 soilinga1300 lesenessc1300 remission?1316 indulgence1377 assoilingc1380 pardona1393 veynea1425 pardoningc1443 remit1490 remitting1577 remittal1596 remitment1611 absolvement1689 1490 in Acts Lords of Council Civil Causes (1839) I. 148/1 A Instrument of þe remitt of xl merkis. c1500 (?a1437) Kingis Quair (1939) xcv Quho sal be thare to pray for thy remyt? a1525 A. Cadiou tr. A. Chartier Porteous Noblenes in W. A. Craigie Asloan MS (1923) I. 172 Quha that will haf forgifnes and remit of all his trespasis [etc.]. 1565–6 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1877) 1st Ser. I. 422 [He] hes alswa obtenit remit and discharge of the said deforcement. 1589 in D. Masson Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1881) 1st Ser. IV. 388 A remitt for the said cryme. a1634 A. Gardyne Theatre Scotish Worthies (1878) 109 Thow..left it that did to the Lord belong, Remitt or vengeance for thy brothers blood. 1670 W. Annand Pater Noster v. ii. 164 This is not said to infringe the glory of these holy and glorified Saints..but to hallow their names, or thier vertues, with a remitte, or an ora pro nobis, we have no warrant, because no rule of faith. 1774 D. Graham Impartial Hist. Rebellion (ed. 3) xv. 161 When the Dead-warrant was to him sent, To Cromartie they did present A remit for life and libertie. 2. a. Chiefly Scottish. The referring or consignment of a matter to some other person or authority for settlement; (Law) the transfer of a case from one court or judge to another, or to a judicial nominee. Also: an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > advice > [noun] > referral submissionc1405 reference1579 referment1586 referrer1650 remit1650 submittal1850 referral1920 society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > [noun] > transfer from one court or judge to another replegiation1516 remittal1560 remit1650 remover1652 remittitur1714 remitter1726 1650 in Acts Sederunt Scotl. (1790) 67 The meanness of the expences that has been heirtofore grantit and insert in protestatiounes and remitts. 1690 Acts Parl. Scotl. (1822) IX. 225/2 Remit of the proces of treason to the Lords of Justiciary. 1719 R. Wodrow Corr. (1843) II. 448 This day the Assembly met, and went through their ordinary business; many, many remits to the Commission. 1816 W. Scott Antiquary I. ii. 24 Let there be no remits from the inner to the outer house. 1833 Act 3 & 4 William IV c. 46 §92 The amount..shall be ascertained by such magistrate..by means of a remit to persons of skill. 1880 J. Muirhead in tr. Gaius Institutes ii. 170 (note) The procedure was..before the consul,..without any remit to a iudex. 1935 St. Andrews Citizen 18 May 4 A remit was made to the Burgh Engineer to prepare the suggested plan. 2002 A. Bottoms in M. K. Rosenheim et al. Cent. Juvenile Justice xv. 464 Their tasks are also challengingly diverse... For example..in the event of a remit or reference from the Sheriff Court to the Hearing, explaining..the respective legal powers..of the hearing and the court. b. Chiefly British. A set of instructions, a brief; an area of authority or responsibility. Frequently in within (also beyond, etc.) one's remit. ΘΚΠ society > authority > command > command or bidding > [noun] > injunction or instruction > an injunction or instruction > set of standing order1619 sailing orders1796 marching orders1856 remit1877 rules of engagement1957 ROE1970 1877 W. Alexander Notes & Sketches of N. Rural Life in 18th Cent. xvi. 125 Mr. Wight does not appear to have considered it within his remit to offer remarks in detail upon the state of the roads. 1918 R. Lodge Hist. Eng. (new impr.) xviii. 427 The commissioners had even ventured to go beyond their remit, which concerned only the forfeited estates. 1963 Guardian 30 May 8/6 The remit given to Sir Gilbert Flemming, who is considering the possibility of the dispersal of Government departments. 1988 Jrnl. Design Hist. 1 93/2 It was not in itself a bad thing..that women should engrave on wood: but it was not within the remit of the Schools so to permit them. 2006 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 22 June 28/1 Even their generous remit wouldn't allow them to include the dictionary entire. c. Chiefly New Zealand. An item submitted for consideration at a meeting, conference, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of ideation > topic, subject-matter > materials of topic > [noun] > of meeting > item submitted remit1902 1902 N.Z. Jrnl. Educ. 3 247 Mr. Johnson moved the Taranaki remit, That the desirableness be urged upon the Minister of having a uniform set of text books in use in the schools throughout the colony. 1918 Conf. United Federation of Labor (N.Z.) 4/1 Mr. B. Martin moved the Auckland District Council remit: ‘That capitation to the National Executive from the District Councils under clause 12 be reduced to 3d per member.’ 1958 N.Z. Listener 5 Sept. 8/2 We might see that New Zealand would put a remit up to the International Board and it would be turned down. 1966 G. W. Turner Eng. Lang. in Austral. & N.Z. viii. 174 Policies of influential bodies are a good deal determined by remits from below. 2001 Southland (N.Z.) Times (Nexis) 6 Oct. 20 Ten remits have been submitted for consideration at the Wool Board's annual meeting. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > literary and textual criticism > literary criticism > commentary > [noun] > reference or cross-reference quotation1532 refermenta1558 reference1599 quote1600 renvoy1650 remit1688 cross-reference1834 1688 G. Dallas Syst. Stiles Index This Fourth Part is divided in four Branches..; and when any of them are in the First Part of the Work, there is a Remit to it, and the Page Cited. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). remitv. I. Senses relating to surrender or forgiveness. 1. transitive. To give up, resign, or surrender (a right, claim, possession, etc.); to relinquish. Now chiefly in historical contexts. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > relinquishing > relinquish or give up [verb (transitive)] > renounce to claim quitc1314 to quit claimc1314 remisea1325 release1379 remit1379 renouncec1400 to put apart1455 discharge1466 to swear out1598 to quit claim to1664 remiss1701 cut1791 renunciate1848 1379 in J. Slater Early Scots Texts (Ph.D. thesis, Univ. of Edinb.) (1952) No. 2 Wete yhe me..[to] haue releissit quytclaymit & for euer mare remittyt..till an michty lorde..all my rycht clayme [etc.]. c1460 in A. Clark Eng. Reg. Oseney Abbey (1907) 116 (MED) Roger remittid [L. recognouit] And grauntid the forsaide xxv acris of londe..to be thee ryȝght of the same Abbot. a1475 in A. Clark Eng. Reg. Godstow Nunnery (1905) i. 42 (heading) A Charter..remyttyng and quyte-claymyng to the abbesse and mynchons of Godestowe all his right and clayme that he had toward the forsaid abbesse and mynchons. 1539 in J. Robertson Illustr. Topogr. & Antiq. Aberdeen & Banff (1857) III. 199 The said Schir Dauid..to remyt the clame of the said oxin depending in the consistore. 1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost v. ii. 459 Quee. Will you haue me, or your Pearle againe? Berow. Neither of either: I remit both twaine. View more context for this quotation 1647 C. Cotterell & W. Aylesbury tr. E. C. Davila Hist. Civill Warres France i. 24 The King..was..led..to remit his whole authority into the hands of their neerest Allies. 1670 J. Dryden Tyrannick Love iii. i. 22 Th' Ægyptian Crown I to your hands remit. 1724 W. Harris Pract. Disc. Princ. Representations Messiah xiv. 387 Justice, in this consideration of the case, could not remit its right, and required of him a proper amends. 1775 E. Burke Speech Resol. for Concil. Colonies 53 All government..is founded on compromise and barter..we give and take; we remit some rights, that we may enjoy others. 1851 J. Sortain Hildebrand & Excommunicated Emperor (1852) xvii. 176 Tell him, in the name of his dying friend, never to remit his rights. 1867 J. M. Gregory Handbk. Hist. & Chronol. 12 Louis gave his neice [sic]..to Ferdinand as his wife, and remitted his claim on the crown of Naples as her dower. 2005 D. Crook in B. K. U. Weiler et al. 13th Cent. Eng. XI 201 An agreement was made in which Roger remitted his claim on the land..in return for a payment of two marks. 2. a. transitive. To refrain from exacting (all or part of a payment, an obligation, etc.); to allow to remain unpaid or unperformed. Also (esp. in later use): to reduce (a payment). In quot. 1886: to release (a person) from an obligation. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > be exempt from (a liability or obligation) [verb (transitive)] > remit (an obligation) quitc1300 remit1405 pardon1433 to dispense with1530 dispense1532 mitigate1651 1405 in J. Slater Early Scots Texts (Ph.D. thesis, Univ. of Edinb.) (1952) No. 61 Schir Willam..has releschyt remittyt & for gyffin..to the forsaid erle..al wardis mariagis and relevis that [etc.]. 1463–5 Rolls of Parl.: Edward IV (Electronic ed.) Parl. Apr. 1463 §11. m. 3 To pardon and remitte unto the seid commons the seid .vim .li. ?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1879) VII. 481 (MED) This Steven, crownede into the kynge, did swere..that he wolde remitte [a1387 J. Trevisa tr. forȝeve] Danegeld. 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. lx It is reason that the lordes remit some part therof [sc. rent]. 1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ i. x. 21 All this His Majesty remitted, and onely took the principall. a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Northampt. 285 The Queen..rigorously demanded the present payment of some arrears, which Sir Christopher did not hope to have remitted. 1701 W. Wotton Hist. Rome vi. 109 She remitted the Arrears that were owing. 1783 E. Burke in 9th Rep. Commons Sel Comm. Bengal, Bahar, & Orissa iii. 19 They remit by the like authority the Duties to which all private Trade is subject. 1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India I. iii. iv. 575 The rents of the husbandman, and other taxes, were remitted. 1863 H. Fawcett Man. Polit. Econ. iii. iii. 323 Let it be assumed that every farmer has the rent of his farm remitted for the next thirty years. 1886 H. R. F. Bourne Eng. Merchants I. 66 Having..remitted and quitted claim to the king for all..debts. 1907 B. E. Fernow Brief Hist. Forestry 159 In 1865 the Austrian government..undertook to encourage and assist private landowners in reforesting their Karst lands by remitting taxes on reforested lands. 1915 F. M. Hueffer Good Soldier i. v. 59 He was..always remitting his tenants' rents and giving the tenants to understand that the reduction would be permanent. 1932 F. W. Reeves et al. Liberal Arts College lxvii. 638 In other cases the offer to remit a part of the tuition fees is used as a recruiting device—a type of price-cutting. 1980 Educ. Act c. 80 §17(1) The Secretary of State shall..operate a scheme whereby..participating schools remit fees that would otherwise be chargeable in respect of pupils selected for assisted places. 2004 W. R. Hofstra Planting of New Virginia ii. 65 To encourage settlement, the Burgesses remitted taxes in the new counties for ten years. b. transitive. To refrain from inflicting (a punishment) or carrying out (a sentence); to cancel, withdraw. Also: to reduce (a punishment or sentence), commute. In quot. 1868: to grant remission of (suffering). ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > judging > sentencing > sentence [verb (transitive)] > remit a sentence or penalty releasec1325 respite?c1450 remit1484 relet?a1560 retreat1678 1484 Rolls of Parl.: Richard III (Electronic ed.) Parl. Jan. 1484 §6. m. 9 Oure said soveraigne lorde..remitteth and woll forbere the greate punyshment of atteynder. a1513 J. Irland Meroure of Wyssdome (1926) I. 50 The ofter thou confes to the preist..the mare of the pane of purgatore is remittit to thé. 1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique 15 b The whole citie thought to remitte the necessitie of his punishment for the honour of his father. c1616 R. C. Times' Whistle (1871) iv. 1345 The officer deputed for th' offence Will winck at smale faultes & remit correction. 1693 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) III. 118 The queen remitted the quartering of his body. 1754 Bp. T. Sherlock Disc. I. i. 46 God may freely forgive the Sins of the World, and remit the Punishment. 1807 G. Crabbe Hall of Justice i, in Poems 239 Remit awhile the harsh command. 1858 G. Fowler Lives Sovereigns Russia II. i. 42 The capital punishment was remitted to that of exile in Siberia. 1868 R. Browning Ring & Bk. II. vi. 166 How does lenity to me, Remit one death-bed pang to her? 1902 S. Webb & B. Webb Hist. Trade Unionism (new ed.) v. 133 The Government, far from remitting the punishment, refused even to recognise that it was excessive. 1964 C. V. Wedgewood Trial Charles I (1967) x. 249 The death sentence on these lesser men was remitted to life imprisonment. 2005 Belfast News Let. (Nexis) 24 Aug. 16 The 66-year-old career criminal petitioned President Mary McAleese to have the remaining eight months of his sentence remitted. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > be exempt from (a liability or obligation) [verb (transitive)] > exempt from confiscation remit1741 1741 C. Middleton Hist. Life Cicero I. ii. 104 Verres for a valuable consideration sometimes remitted the ship. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > delay [verb (transitive)] > grant delay or respite frista1225 respitea1393 remit1814 1814 Ld. Byron Corsair ii. xiv. 54 I will, at least, delay The sentence that remits thee scarce a day. 3. a. transitive. To forgive or pardon (a sin, offence, etc.). ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > forgiveness > forgive [verb (transitive)] > specifically an offence forgiveOE atletc1200 to pass overa1425 sparea1425 remit1457 dispense1563 dismissa1616 condonate1656 condone1851 to look over ——1887 society > faith > worship > sacrament > confession > absolution > give absolution [verb (transitive)] > absolve a sin shrive1303 pardonc1390 remit1457 absolve1537 1457 in C. Innes Registrum de Dunfermelyn (1842) 344 All thingis concernyng the said mater..strekyn by & fullely remyttyt foreuermar. a1475 Visio Philiberti (Brogyntyn) in J. O. Halliwell Early Eng. Misc. (1855) 12 (MED) All oure syne..He remytteth sone and grantteth indulgens. a1500 (?a1450) Gesta Romanorum (BL Add. 9066) (1879) 399 All that was done was remytte and the kyng of Fraunce ressayued his wyfe with a grete worship. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) John xx. 23 Whose synnes soeuer ye remytte they are remytted vnto them. 1608 S. Hieron Helpe vnto Deuotion in Wks. (1620) I. 695 Bee pleased..for His sake to remit my former vngratefulnesse. 1708 J. Chamberlayne Magnæ Britanniæ Notitia (ed. 22) i. iii. viii. 254 The English being easily to be reconciled, to pardon and remit Offences. 1784 E. Allen Reason xiii. §4. 455 That St. Peter or his successors should have a power of..remitting or retaining sins, is too great a power to be intrusted in men,..precluding the divine retribution of justice. 1823 W. Scott Peveril IV. v. 114 Your Majesty was pleased to remit his more outrageous and insolent attempt upon your royal crown. 1852 Christian Examiner & Relig. Misc. Jan. 32 If..they do sin, then are their sins remissible and remitted. 1884 A. R. Pennington Wiclif ix. 297 It is impossible for the priest to remit the sins of any unless they are first remitted by Christ. 1921 Jrnl. Relig. 1 438 The whole penance system sprang out of ‘a commission formally and authoritatively given by our Lord’ by which the Apostles were authorized to remit or to retain sins. 1988 R. Loeffler Islam in Pract. iii. 45 Many sins will be forgiven, but only light ones..—such offences are remitted for alms or dedication or some other merit. 2004 Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois) (Nexis) 17 July e 3 Baptism allows our sins to be remitted though Christ's atonement. b. transitive. To spare, pardon, or forgive (a person). Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > forgiveness > forgive [verb (transitive)] > specifically a person forgivec1000 remit1501 1501 in J. A. Clyde Acta Dominorum Concilii (1943) 102 Our soverane lord has..remictit [read remittit] first all and sindrie his legis that come..til desyre remissions. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. BBvv He wolde nat his prelate to shewe any mercy on hym, nor to remytte or spare hym in any thynge. 1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. 1 John ii. f. xliiii For God remitteth not him, yt forgeueth not his brother. 1583 P. Stubbes Second Pt. Anat. Abuses sig. C5 Can man pardon or remit him, whom God doth condemne? 1633 Bp. J. Hall Plaine Explic. Hard Texts ii. 79 Bee comforted in God, who hath remitted thee. 1678 G. Mackenzie Laws & Customes Scotl. ii. xxviii. § iv. 550 Though I think this should hold in such as are remitted, after they are condemned. 1836 W. Scott Tales of Grandfather II. xxxiii. 205 Five ministers of Edinburgh, who refused compliance, were commanded to remove from the city... Four of that number acknowledging their fault, were pardoned and remitted. 1850 R. Montgomery in Churchman's Pulpit 2/2 In regard to God there is no neutrality... Either we are unpardoned, or we are remitted. 1995 S. Strehle Catholic Roots of Protestant Gospel i. 25 They, unlike Luther, did not demand certitude of those who are genuinely remitted of their sins. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > liberation > set free [verb (transitive)] freeeOE letc1000 alithOE areim-ena1250 alaskic1300 fritha1325 loose1340 unfetterc1374 to let goc1384 releasec1384 freitha1400 to let farea1400 assoil1401 remit1467 affranchise1477 resplaitc1531 discussa1542 freedom1548 to set (go, walk, etc.) free1609 re-enfranchise1611 unhook1611 unloose1614 liberate1623 disenfranchise1626 assert1638 relinquish1671 uncork1749 unfankle1824 1467–8 Rolls of Parl.: Edward IV (Electronic ed.) Parl. June 1467 §8. m. 4 Eny persone..to be remitted, acquited or discharged of eny somme or sommes of money..be not hurt by eny acte..made in this present parlement. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. clxixv Wee clerely remitted, and deliuered hym into his countrey. 1575 R. B. Apius & Virginia sig. Div If treason none by me be done, or any fault committed, Let my accusers beare the blame, and let me be remitted. 1634 G. Garrard Let. 1 Mar. in Earl of Strafford Lett. & Disp. (1739) I. 373 Mr. Selden is remitted of those Fetters that lay upon him. 1703 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion II. vi. 16 His Lordship was committed to the Tower..; and though he was afterwards remitted to more Air, he continued a Prisoner to his death. 1783 Parl. Reg. 1781–96 XI. 68 The Indian nations were not abandoned to their enemies; they were remitted to the care of their neighbours. II. Senses relating to ceasing or diminishing. 5. a. transitive. To cease or moderate (anger, displeasure, etc.). ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > relinquishing > relinquish or give up [verb (transitive)] > specific something abstract forgivec1175 repealc1390 remit1394 disgorgea1523 to lay down1611 degorge1622 ungive1645 to give over1674 1394 Rolls of Parl.: Richard II (Electronic ed.) Parl. Jan. 1394 §11. m. 6 Byseche yowe of your gode lordship to remyt me your mautalent. ?a1450 in C. von Nolcken Middle Eng. Transl. Rosarium Theol. (1979) 64 Ȝe lordes, do ȝe þe same to þam, remittand ȝour manace, etc. c1480 (a1400) St. James Less 635 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 168 Þare-for his malancoly to þat man he remyttyte þare. 1483 ( tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage of Soul (Caxton) (1859) i. xxvii. 31 This blessid lord Jhesu Crist..remitted his rigour, descending downe to the erthe. 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. cccxvijv I beseche him to remit all displeasure. 1577 M. Hanmer tr. Bp. Eusebius in Aunc. Eccl. Hist. ix. ix. 181 [He] woulde not hitherto haue remitted his tyrannie, had not he..bene compelled. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 210 Our Supream Foe in time may much remit His anger. View more context for this quotation 1761 D. Hume Hist. Eng. I. App. ii. 258 That he would remit his displeasure. 1820 P. B. Shelley Œdipus Tyrannus ii. 43 Remit, O Queen! thy accustomed rage! 1834 Missionary Herald (Boston) Nov. 401/1 Their rage was now remitted for a few moments to take breath. 1875 Ld. Neaves Songs & Verses (ed. 4) 132 Then his patriot rage may he never remit, Till he floors every foeman of order and Kit! 1953 M. Powicke 13th Cent. vii. 286 While he remitted his anger, he insisted that there must be..amends to himself. 2005 M. Dillon & L. Garland Anc. Rome vii. 401 After this, the sacrifices and the auguries became favourable, as if the gods had remitted their anger against them. b. transitive. To give up (a pursuit, an occupation, etc.); to abandon; to desist from. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ceasing > cease from (an action or operation) [verb (transitive)] > abandon or relinquish (an activity or occupation) remit1587 to give up1589 quit1607 to give off1613 to get out of ——1632 ding1852 to jack up1880 jack1902 to throw in1951 toss in1956 1587 R. Hovenden in C. R. L. Fletcher Collectanea (1885) I. 220 The Ladi Stafford was resolved to remyt hir suite. 1608 A. Willet Hexapla in Exodum 60 They..caused them to remit their workes. 1687 Lady Russell Lett. I. li. 123 It seems I must remit seeing you, as you once kindly intended. 1726 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey V. xxiv. 286 Who digging round the plant still hangs his head, Nor ought remits the work. 1806 C. Symmons Life Milton (1810) 433 The shameless vivaciousness with which it refused to remit its grasp of political existence. 1817 Christian Herald 13 Dec. 179 Masters have allowed their servants to remit their work for days, during their distress of mind, that they might read the scriptures. 1867 F. H. Ludlow Brace of Boys 275 They became galvanically active the moment they were punched up, and fell flat the moment the punching was remitted. 1901 W. D. Howells Literary Friends 26 I had remitted my search for the moment. 1949 J. Pope-Hennessy Monckton Milnes iv. 91 Their friendship was confined to breakfast-table civilities, and soon even these were remitted. 2006 J. Haffenden W. Empson II. viii. 212 Instead of enforcing their advantage over the exhausted Chinese..they remitted their efforts and began to talk of truce talks. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ceasing > cease activity [verb (intransitive)] i-swikec893 swikec897 atwindc1000 linOE studegieOE stintc1175 letc1200 stuttea1225 leavec1225 astint1250 doc1300 finec1300 blina1325 cease1330 stable1377 resta1382 ho1390 to say or cry ho1390 resta1398 astartc1400 discontinuec1425 surcease1428 to let offc1450 resista1475 finish1490 to lay a straw?a1505 to give over1526 succease1551 to put (also pack) up one's pipes1556 end1557 to stay (one's own or another's) hand1560 stick1574 stay1576 to draw bridle1577 to draw rein1577 to set down one's rest1589 overgive1592 absist1614 subsista1639 beholdc1650 unbridle1653 to knock offa1657 acquiesce1659 to set (up) one's rest1663 sista1676 stop1689 to draw rein1725 subside1734 remit1765 to let up1787 to wind (up) one's pirna1835 to cry crack1888 to shut off1896 to pack in1906 to close down1921 to pack up1925 to sign off1929 1765 H. Brooke Fool of Quality (Dublin ed.) I. vi. 209 They remitted from their toil. 1806 Crit. Rev. 3rd Ser. Nov. 319 With regard to..the sacraments, Mr. Tuke has not inclined us to remit or relax one tittle. 1841 R. W. Emerson Man Reformer in Dial Apr. 529 Their enemies will not remit; rust, mould, vermin..all seize their own. 6. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > reduce in quantity, amount, or degree [verb (transitive)] > admit or manifest decrease of some quality remitc1450 c1450 ( J. Walton tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Linc. Cathedral 103) 135 (MED) A yerde..With mannys hond i-bowed to þe grounde, If þat þe hond remitteþ [L. remisit] of his strengþe, þe cropp full sone will vp aȝeyn rebounde. 1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy i. i. i. i. 4 When he..remembred that he was but a man, and remitted of his pride. 1629 T. Hobbes tr. Thucydides Eight Bks. Peloponnesian Warre ii. 38 To try if the Athenians..would yet in some degree remit of their obstinacy. 1702 Eng. Theophrastus 342 The strongest passions sometimes remit of their violence. 1775 S. J. Pratt Liberal Opinions (1783) I. v. 84 At the end of about two months, the severity of my fate began to remit of its rigour. 1800 W. C. Brown tr. G. Borsieri de Kanifeld Inst. Pract. Med. I. i. 212 After the symptoms of concoction..the disease remitted of its violence. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > ignoring, disregard > ignore, disregard [verb (transitive)] > allow attention to slacken remit?1510 the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > be careless or heedless of [verb (transitive)] > be remiss about > allow (one's diligence) to slacken remit?1510 ?1510 T. More tr. G. Pico della Mirandola in tr. G. F. Pico della Mirandola Lyfe I. Picus sig. d.iv Ye shall not think that my trauaile & diligence in studi is any thing remitted or slakked. a1593 C. Marlowe Edward II (1594) sig. F2 He that the care of realme remits [etc.]. 1617 T. Taylor Davids Learning 39 As the carriages of a mans conuersation bee diuers, so be the apprehensions of his comfort: sometimes it is more attended, and carried more purely; sometimes care is remitted, and the course more corrupt. 1683 J. Collinges Intercourses Divine Love (new ed.) xl. 583 The world..is full of objects, that gratifie our sensitive appetite in these things; these are continual temptations to us to remit at least the care of our own souls. 1743 S. Johnson Deb. Senate Lilliput in Gentleman's Mag. Nov. 578 To make the Attainment of it more and more difficult, that they may insensibly remit their ardour and cease from their Persuit. 1780 S. Johnson Let. 30 May (1992) III. 264 Do not remit your care. 1804 M. Edgeworth Manufacturers iii, in Pop. Tales II. 359 I have never remitted my attention to business. 1827 H. Hallam Constit. Hist. Eng. I. iii. 154 Nor did the voluntary exiles established in Flanders remit their diligence in filling the kingdom with emissaries. 1873 F. Hall Mod. Eng. 348 We may, without being chargeable with exaction, ask of him to remit a little the rigour of his requirements. 1889 R. L. Stevenson Master of Ballantrae v. 159 Day found me at the pleasing task; nor did I then remit my diligence. a1924 M. Ghose Coll. Poems (1970) ii. vii. 3 One who to scandal leans no ear, Can brook her neighbour's praise, Remits no household care to hold The giddy world in chase. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > reduce in quantity, amount, or degree [verb (transitive)] littleeOE anitherOE wanzelOE lessc1225 slakea1300 littenc1300 aslakec1314 adminisha1325 allayc1330 settle1338 low1340 minisha1382 reprovea1382 abatea1398 rebatea1398 subtlea1398 alaskia1400 forlyten?a1400 imminish14.. lessenc1410 diminish1417 repress?a1425 assuagec1430 scarcec1440 small1440 underslakec1440 alessa1450 debate?c1450 batec1460 decreasec1470 appetisse1474 alow1494 mince1499 perswage?1504 remita1513 inless?1521 attenuate1530 weaken1530 defray1532 mitigate1532 minorate1534 narrow?1548 diminuec1550 extenuate1555 amain1578 exolve1578 base1581 dejecta1586 amoinder1588 faint1598 qualify1604 contract1605 to pull down1607 shrivel1609 to take down1610 disaugment1611 impoverish1611 shrink1628 decoct1629 persway1631 unflame1635 straiten1645 depress1647 reduce1649 detract1654 minuate1657 alloy1661 lower?1662 sinka1684 retreat1690 nip1785 to drive down1840 minify1866 to knock down1867 to damp down1869 scale1887 mute1891 clip1938 to roll back1942 to cut back1943 downscale1945 downrate1958 slim1963 downshift1972 a1513 J. Irland Meroure of Wyssdome (1990) III. 41 Quhen þis sacrament is resauit deuotlie it remittis the payn þat the persoune is oblist to susteyn nocht euir all the payn bot part of it. 1583 P. Barrough Methode of Phisicke v. xxi. 250 You shall both mitigate the paine..& remit the tumour also. 1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 39 Stiffe winter which no spring remits. 1656 J. Smith Compl. Pract. Physick 316 When the heat, pain, Feaver are remitted. 1658 J. Rowland tr. T. Moffett Theater of Insects in Topsell's Hist. Four-footed Beasts (rev. ed.) 979 The light by little and little is remitted and slackned. 1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 17. ⁋5 Every man has experienced how much of this ardour has been remitted, when a sharp..sickness has set death before his eyes. 1836 Herald of Truth 3 266/3 Suppose he should first inform me that he could remit the fever, but he could not save my life. 1888 C. M. Doughty Trav. Arabia Deserta I. xi. 323 The sun..darts upon us a torrent of fiery beams, not to be remitted till the far-off evening. d. intransitive. To decrease in strength or intensity; to abate, diminish, slacken. Now rare.In later use perhaps influenced by sense 6e. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > decrease in quantity, amount, or degree [verb (intransitive)] littleOE setc1000 wanzec1175 lessc1225 allayc1275 wane1297 slaken1303 disincreasec1374 slakec1380 decrease1382 debatea1400 unwaxa1400 wastea1400 adminishc1400 lessenc1400 imminish14.. aslakec1405 minish?a1425 assuagec1430 shrinkc1449 to let down1486 decay1489 diminish1520 fall1523 rebate1540 batea1542 to come down1548 abate1560 stoop1572 pine1580 slack1580 scanten1585 shrivel1588 decrew1596 remit1629 contract1648 subside1680 lower1697 relax1701 drop1730 to take off1776 to run down1792 reduce1798 recede1810 to run off1816 to go down1823 attenuatea1834 ease1876 downscale1945 1629 H. C. Disc. Drayning Fennes sig. C The whole masse of waters..continues upon the face of the Fenne till those windes remit. 1644 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce (ed. 2) 39 The vigor of his Law could no more remit, then the hallowed fire on his altar could be let goe out. 1695 J. Woodward Ess. Nat. Hist. Earth 198 Till such time as its Motion begins to remit and be less rapid. 1770 O. Goldsmith Deserted Village 16 How often have I blest the coming day, When toil remitting lent its turn to play. 1850 L. Hunt Autobiogr. I. viii. 309 The fishermen's wives..seemed equally determined not to let the intention remit. 1870 W. C. Bryant tr. Homer Iliad II. xiii. 23 Meantime the valor of Idomeneus Remitted not. 1985 W. Frain-Bell Cutaneous Photobiol. ii. 24 The summer-time excoriations sometimes only partially remitted during the winter. e. intransitive. Medicine. Of a disease or symptom: to decrease in severity or cease for a period; to undergo or experience a remission (remission n. 5b). Also in figurative contexts. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > recovery > process of healing of an injury, etc. > of injury, etc.: heal [verb (intransitive)] > of pain, fever, or disease: abate lightOE discuss1559 menda1600 remit1665 1665 Eight Sections Hippocrates Aphorismes ii. i. 34 Whether the Disease do first remit, or be lessened. 1685 tr. T. Willis London Pract. Physick 533 If upon sore Lips the Fever does not remit, it will prove of long continuance and severe. 1747 tr. J. Astruc Academical Lect. Fevers 195 The fever thus treated, remits generally towards the sixth or seventh day. 1783 S. Johnson Let. 30 Sept. (1994) IV. 210 I have been..much harassed with the gout, but that has now remitted. 1817 J. Williamson Med. & Misc. Observ. W. India Islands I. 321 At night, fever remitted; skin cool and moist. 1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 17 Feb. 13/2 The ‘Otello’ fever at Milan seems at last a little inclined to remit. 1910 Lancet 21 May 1434/2 The temperature then remitted, and after 35 days came to normal by lysis exactly like typhoid fever. 1976 Amer. Jrnl. Psychiatry 133 16/2 Depression..remitted over time along with the rest of the psychotic pathology. 2004 Psychiatric Times (Nexis) 1 Jan. 21 Of those with ‘process schizophrenia’, 57% remitted. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > types of softness > [verb (transitive)] > make slack or not tense resolvea1398 remit?1518 slacken1611 unstretch1611 unstrain1616 ease1627 relieve1814 untighten1836 the world > space > relative position > posture > action of placing or holding body in relaxed posture > place or hold body in relaxed posture [verb (transitive)] > specific part of body relax?a1425 remit?1518 loll1575 hang1598 relaxate1598 loba1616 flag1637 slacken1663 ?1518 A. Barclay tr. D. Mancinus Myrrour Good Maners sig. Dv Cesse nat, perseuer knocke & stande Remyt not thyne armes: by knockynge fitigate. 1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια viii. xxxvi. 643 Galen..to cure one that had an Vlcer on the inside of the Rough Arterie, caused the Patient to lye vpon his backe, and a moyst Medicine..to be held in the mouth as long as hee could, and to relax and remit the Muscles of the place. 1668 N. Culpeper & A. Cole tr. T. Bartholin Anat. (new ed.) ii. iii. 92 When the Breath is drawn in the Midriff is stretched, when it is blowne out, it is remitted or slackned. a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) i. i. 29 'Tis by this..the Lungs are intended or remitted. 1711 tr. S. Werenfels Disc. Meteors Stile in tr. S. Werenfels Disc. Logomachys 192 Let the Judgement..sometimes remit, and sometimes contract the Reins. III. Senses relating to referring or sending. 8. a. transitive. To refer or direct (a person) to a book, a person, etc., for information. In quot. 1417: to dispatch (a person) for more information. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > art or occupation of writer or author > be the author of or write (a work) [verb (transitive)] > refer reader to authority remitc1400 sendc1449 refer?1531 remand1655 relate1657 c1400 Omnis Plantacio (Egerton) l. 1845 in Wks. Lollard Preacher (2001) 86 And Petir remittiþ þe peple to Crist for to take of him ensaumple. 1417 in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1846) 3rd Ser. I. 62 (MED) We remitte hem to have ful declaracion and verrai knaweleche of you in that matere. c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) ii. 3689 (MED) I me excuse..And ȝou remitte to Guydo for to se How he discriveth bi ordre hir bewte. 1453 in H. Nicolas Proc. & Ordinances Privy Council (1837) VI. 157 (MED) All suche persones as clayme any propertee in any parte of the saide tynne, that ye remitte theim to the lordes of oure Counsaill..by whome it shall be purveied for theire contenting and paiement. 1533 T. More Debellacyon Salem & Bizance Pref. f. viv And some suche places yet as I had happed to finde, I haue remytted the reader vnto in myne apologye. a1550 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Wemyss) xxxii. 1346 Gif ȝe of þat thing mare will wit, To Ovidis buke I ȝow remytt. 1590 J. Smythe Certain Disc. Weapons 49 To the particularities whereof..I remit those that are disposed to see and consider. 1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine ii. iv. 113 Well might profane persons be remitted to this river, thereby to be instructed in the Sabbaths due observation. 1714 Ellwoods' Autobiog. Pref. Much of this being already done in the ensuing Pages, I chuse to remit the Reader thither. 1769 W. Robertson Hist. Charles V III. vii. 16 The Emperor..without deigning to answer a single word, remitted him to his ministers. 1835–8 S. R. Maitland Dark Ages (1844) 156 Let us hear Du Cange, to whom Robertson remits us. 1867 W. M. Rossetti Fine Art vi. 196 We remit the reader to the..details which he will find in the catalogue. 1927 O. Elton Surv. Eng. Lit. 1730–1780 II. xvii. 180 I remit the reader to the arguments. 1951 Internat. Law Rep. 150 ‘Included’ for what purpose? This question remits us to Article 3. 2003 Y. Halevi-Wise Interactive Fiction 164 I remit the reader to the previous chapter for a distinction between mainstream realist novels and..realism's fringe manifestations. ΚΠ ?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry Prol. sig. Av I remytte that boke as myne auctour therof. ΘΚΠ society > authority > command > command or bidding > command or give orders [verb (intransitive)] > enjoin or instruct kenc1330 remit1544 directa1639 1544 R. Tracy Supplycacion to Kynge Henry VIII sig. D Remyttynge Byshops to attende their offyce and vocacyon by God..appoynted. 9. a. transitive. To send (a person) back to prison or to another form of custody; to recommit. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > transference > sending > send [verb (transitive)] > back remit1414 renvoy1477 reverse1542 remand1579 society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > arrest > [verb (transitive)] > commit to custody > recommit to custody remit1414 reprievea1513 remand1641 recommit?c1663 1414 Petition in Rotuli Parl. (1767–77) IV. 57/2 I was remitted to the Prison of Flete, at the instance of some of the Juges. 1426 W. Aslak Petition to Duke of Bedford in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 507 Walter schuld kepe his day be-fore þe Chauncelere specefyd in þe wryt, and to cum agayne in warde of here officere to þe preson of Norwich in case he were remit. 1473–4 Rolls of Parl.: Edward IV (Electronic ed.) Parl. Oct. 1472 2nd Roll §26. m. 2 Thomas Buysshop, grocer, was late witholden in prison..the seid chaunceller there remitted the seid Thomas Buysshop ageyn. 1519 tr. J. Rastell Statutes sig. F.viiv The same justyce shal remyt hym agayne to pryson or let hym to bayle by theyr discression. 1622 T. May Heire vi. sig. Hv Away with him, Ile heare no more, remit him to Prison. 1653 Ld. Vaux tr. A. Godeau Life St. Paul 300 The Captain..remitted him, with the rest of his prisoners, into the hands of the Prefect of the Pretorium. 1700 J. Dryden tr. G. Boccaccio Sigismonda & Guiscardo in Fables 134 The Pris'ner was remitted to the Guard. 1720 D. Manley Power of Love iii. 227 The Vice-Roy resolving not to give too hasty a Judgment, remitted back Violenta to Prison. 1827 H. Hallam Constit. Hist. Eng. I. i. 414 Whether such a return was sufficient in law to justify the court in remitting the parties to custody. 1865 Solicitors Jrnl. & Reporter 3 June 678/1 He was three times brought before the Court, and on each time remitted to prison. 1908 J. Gairdner Lollardy & Reformation I. ii. 173 He was remitted to prison and afterwards examined before one of the Bishop's council. 1956 Evening Jrnl.-Tribune (Marysville, Ohio) 28 May 1/2 A fifth youngster involved in the case was remitted to the custody of the juvenile court. 1999 J. Laing Care or Custody? iii. 147 Those offenders..who successfully recover in hospital should not then simply be remitted to prison for the remainder of their sentence. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > [verb (transitive)] > cause to be conveyed or send > back again remand1439 return1459 remita1466 resend1534 backward1789 reship1854 a1466 R. Taverham in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 321 Reuerent maister, remitte me summe letter by the brynger her of of [sic] all thes maters. a1600 (?c1535) tr. H. Boece Hist. Scotl. (Mar Lodge) (1946) f. 474v William Bastard send to Malcolm ane herald, desiring Edgare suld be remittit to Ingland. 1660 F. Brooke tr. V. Le Blanc World Surveyed 113 He gave them freedom, and remitted them ransomlesse, sent them all back again. 1664 W. Oake Let. 13 Oct. in H. Oldenburg Corr. (1965) II. 256 Having perused and transcribed your papers I remit them with thanks. 1760 J. Hawkesworth Let. 3 Feb. in R. Freeman Kentish Poets (1821) 195 I will go through the rest..and in the mean time you may..send what I now remit to you, after it has undergone your revision, to Jefferies. 1901 G. Festing Unstoried in Hist. v. 200 He was continually remitting various articles of merchandise..and..she was ordered to send him out English goods. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > letting or sending out > let or send out [verb (transitive)] > emit > again remit1700 re-emit1856 1700 J. Dryden tr. Ovid Of Pythagorean Philos. in Fables 522 Whether Earth's an Animal, and Air Imbibes; her Lungs with coolness to repair, And what she sucks remits. 10. a. transitive. To refer (a matter) for consideration, decision, performance, etc., to a person or an authority, now typically to one empowered or appointed for the purpose; (Law) to send back (a case) to a lower court. Also occasionally intransitive. Frequently with to. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > [verb (intransitive)] > send back to inferior court remit?a1425 society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > [verb (transitive)] > remove to another court or judge remit?a1425 repledgec1430 remove1450 remand1514 the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > abstain or refrain from (action) [verb (transitive)] > leave to another to deal with > refer to another to deal with remit?a1425 refer1572 relegate1847 ?a1425 (c1400) Mandeville's Trav. (Titus C.xvi) (1919) 210 (MED) Oure holy fader..remytted my boke to ben examyned & preued be the Avys of his seyd conseill. c1425 Edward, Duke of York Master of Game (Vesp. B.xii) (1904) 40 (MED) Theremenant of his nature I remitte to Milbourne, þe king otere hunte. 1484 W. Caxton tr. Subtyl Historyes & Fables Esope ix They remytted the cause to be discuted or pleted before the Juge. ?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. vv The spyrituall construction of this text, I remyt to the doctours of dyuinite. 1586 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. I. 545 Let them remit the iudgement and deciding of their controuersies to the arbitrement of some good men. 1654 tr. M. Martini Bellum Tartaricum 14 He remitted the business to the chief Governors and Commanders. 1678 in W. G. Scott-Moncrieff Rec. Proc. Justiciary Court Edinb. (1905) II. 332 The Lords Commissioners of Justitiary..remitts the samen [article of the dittay] to the knowledge of an assise. 1762 S. Foote Orators i. 23 We shall..remit the examination of the ignoble ones to the care of subaltern artists. 1838 W. Bell Dict. Law Scotl. 52 The circuit judge..may recall the judgment appealed from, and remit to the inferior court with instructions. 1838 W. Bell Dict. Law Scotl. 923 A case..remitted..to the small debt court. 1863 P. Barry Dockyard Econ. 59 The task and job question was remitted to the Commissioners on the Civil Affairs of the Navy. 1884 Law Times Rep. 50 174/1 The defendants gave notice of their motion to set aside and remit the report [of the special referee]. 1914 Times 11 Mar. 53/1 A new 150-ton crane should be ordered..and the question whether this should be a quay crane or a floating crane has been remitted to a sub-committee for consideration. 1977 Law & Contemp. Probl. 41 152 The Court remitted the case to the Appellate Division for a review of the facts. 1995 M. J. Trebilcock & R. Howse Regulation of Internat.Trade v. 100 This issue has been remitted to the Committee on Antidumping Practices..for resolution. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > care for, protect, or have charge of [verb (transitive)] > commit to care or custody of another > specifically a person bequeathc1225 commendc1386 recommandc1391 commanda1400 recommendc1405 remit?a1425 ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 2v (MED) Many Idiotez..remitteþ sike men of al sikenes to seyntes alone. 1686 J. Scott Christian Life: Pt. II II. vii. 682 God..wholly remitted his People to the Conduct of the Priests and Levites. 1740 S. Richardson Pamela II. 190 As he knew best what befitted his own Rank and Condition, I would wholly remit myself to his good Pleasure. 1859 Amer. Q. Rev. Freemasonry 56/1 They [sc. documents] were subsequently remitted to the charge of Bro. James Van Vassner, Lord of Opdam. 1867 Eclectic Mag. May 602/2 We have remitted the lady Marie Joysel into the hands of the Sieur Thomé, her husband. c. transitive. To transfer (a person) from one court, tribunal, etc., to another for trial, sentencing, or other action. Usually with to. Cf. sense 10a. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > [verb (transitive)] > remove to another court or judge > specifically a person remita1500 a1500 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Nero) viii. l. 3216 To þe cowrt off Rome he past To be assoilȝede fra þine was he Remyttit hayme in his cuntre. c1600 in Balfour's Practicks (1754) 54 Gif ony burges be..summonit..to the kingis court..he sall compeir thair, and desyre to be remmit to the court of the burgh quhairin he is burges. 1641 in W. Stevenson Presbyterie Bk. Kirkcaldie (1900) 202 The brethren remitts him to the sessioun of Auchterdirran to be censured thair. 1681 in J. Hunter Diocese & Presbytery Dunkeld (1918) I. 437 Adam Red..was remitted home to satisfie as the minister should appoint. 1741 S. Johnson Deb. in Gentleman's Mag. Suppl. 677 If we remit this Offender..to any inferior Court [etc.]. 1827 J. Aikman tr. G. Buchanan Hist. Scotl. IV. 586 He was remitted to the court of justiciary to undergo the mock form of a trial. 1844 Proc. Naval Court Martial A. S. Mackenzie 256/1 The ambassador would..remit the offender in irons to his own country for trial. 1911 Michigan Law Rev. 9 728 The court will not remit him to a court of law, when the question can be examined better in equity. 1952 Mod. Law Rev. 15 473 Those between 14 and 16 could be sent to corrective homes, or..remitted for trial to the ordinary courts. 1986 Stone's Justices' Man. (ed. 118) III. v. 6055 Where a magistrates' court remits an offender to some other magistrates' court..after convicting him of an offence [etc.]. 2002 Times (Nexis) 29 June 13 A gang of teenagers who carried out a 13-month crimewave in the North of Scotland were remitted yesterday to the High Court for sentence. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > confident hope, trust > trust [verb (reflexive)] > entrust refer1391 remit1674 1674 Govt. Tongue 18 I dare in this remit me to themselves, and challenge..their natural ingenuity to say [etc.]. 11. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > [verb (transitive)] > give legal title to > restore to former more valid title remitc1440 c1440 Chancery Petitions (Public Rec. Office) Ser. CP1 File 12 No. 199 (MED) The said Richard Hertangir may be lawefully remytted and restored to þe libertees, pryvilegges, and fraunchises of Seynt Martyns. 1528–30 tr. T. Littleton Tenures (new ed.) f. li In so moche that the wyfe is in her remytter, he is remytted to his reuercyon. 1632 T. E. Lawes Womens Rights xix. 156 The eldest daughter is remitted, that is remaunded and setled in the ancient estate. 1670 T. Blount Νομο-λεξικον: Law-dict. Remitter.., If Land descend to him that has right to it before, he shall be remitted to his better Title, if he will. 1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. ii. 21 If the issue in tail be barred by the fine..of his ancestor, and the freehold is afterwards cast upon him; he shall not be remitted to his estate tail. 1828 F. L. Hawks Rep. Supreme Court N.-Carolina 4 322 If the freehold be cast on him by act of law or by recovery, he shall be remitted to his ancient estate. 1853 R. M. Kerr Action at Law Introd. 9 In this case he is remitted or sent back, by operation of law, to his ancient and more certain title. b. transitive. To put back into or return to a previous position, state, or condition. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > change of direction, reversion > change back [verb (transitive)] reversea1393 converta1425 undo1426 unmakec1450 recommencea1513 unweave1542 mismake1575 resubstantiate1584 unspin1587 remit1591 retrievea1596 remetamorphose1598 remorphize1603 reconvert1609 unlive1621 unravel1637 relapse1652 to bring about1680 uncoin1833 unpay1842 reset1846 revert1856 unweb1882 1591 E. Spenser Prosopopoia in Complaints 1254 He bad the Lyon be remitted Into his seate. 1642 T. Fuller Holy State ii. xxii. 142 Thus his indiscretion remitted him to the nature of an ordinary person. 1654 Earl of Monmouth tr. G. Bentivoglio Compl. Hist. Warrs Flanders 186 It was a long while ere it [sc. the city] could be remitted into its former condition. 1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes 687 Nor only dost [thou] degrade them, or remit To life obscur'd, which were a fair dismission. View more context for this quotation 1761 New Comp. Fest. & Fasts xxxvi. §2. 353 When death..is making his near approach to..remit us to darkness and oblivion. 1863 Parl. Deb. 3rd Ser. 171 1836 You propose to remit to slavery 3,000,000 of negroes. 1917 E. P. Oberholtzer Hist. U.S. since Civil War I. vii. 451 Not for a moment should any think that the conduct of the business of government had been remitted into the hands of the President. 2006 L. T. Christopher Kabbalah, Magic & Self-transformation 344 The work of light..has been accomplished. By the power in me..I now remit it into its due place in the outer world. 12. a. transitive. To send or transfer (something, esp. money) to a person or place. Usually with to. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > [verb (transitive)] > cause to be conveyed or send i-send971 sendOE transmita1400 waivea1400 to send down1455 envoy1481 to send over1483 remit1543 despeed1611 society > trade and finance > payment > pay money or things [verb (transitive)] > remit money remit1543 return1615 society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > spend [verb (transitive)] > transmit money to a person or place remit1543 1543–4 Act 35 Hen. VIII c. 12 in Statutes of Realm (1817) III. 971 His Subjects..moost willingly and benevolently..doo remyt..the same sommes of money. 1640 J. Howell Δενδρολογια 98 [He] makes one of her proudest Cities his Scale, for remitting his Moneyes to Leoncia. 1690 in J. Mackenzie Siege London-Derry 54/1 You are to receive and dispose of the Thousand pounds which shall be remitted to you, to the best advantage. 1759 S. Johnson Idler 23 June 193 We parted, and he remitted me a small annuity. 1787 T. Jefferson Writings (1859) II. 149 This has prevented the treasury board from remitting any money to this place. 1819 T. Jefferson Memorandum Bks. 29 May (1997) II. 1356 Desired P. Gibson to remit to Leroy & Bayard of N. York 432.25 being interest to 25. of June next on my last instalment. 1840 T. B. Macaulay Ld. Clive in Ess. (1852) III. 61 He had recently remitted a great part of his fortune to Europe, through the Dutch East India Company. 1853 W. Robson tr. A. Dumas Three Musketeers xlvii. 305 As to remitting a letter with safety to her majesty,..I will take that upon myself. 1890 Chambers's Jrnl. 10 May 294/1 Sums of money could be remitted for the purpose of taking up bills on the last day of grace. 1923 J. D. Hackett Labor Terms in Managem. Engin. May Dues of union employees are deducted from their wages by the employer and periodically remitted to the district union organization. 1958 G. B. Sansom Hist. Japan to 1334 v. 87 Though the taxes were duly collected by the proper officials, they were then remitted to the monastery in question. 1990 Nation (N.Y.) 22 Oct. 442/2 World-leader team photos..are remitted home to remind the onshore peons that they are part of the world ‘community’. 2000 Monitor (Kampala) 28 Apr. 7/6 No more funds will be remitted to headteachers who fail to account for Universal Primary Education (UPE) monies. b. intransitive. To send or transfer money. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > spend or incur expense [verb (intransitive)] > transit money to a person or place remit1638 1638 L. Roberts Merchants Mappe of Commerce vi. cccii. 36 It is requisite for him that remitteth, to know..how much the Crowne, Dollar, Duccat, or Pound..is worth in the place whither he would make his remittance unto. 1705 J. Addison Remarks Italy 471 They oblig'd themselves to remit, after the rate of Twelve Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling, per Annum. 1773 J. Johnson Let. 29 June in Joshua Johnson's Letterbk. (1979) 82 I see there is no retracting unless we at once submit to ruin and, to prevent which, it depends on you in remitting. 1809 Ld. Byron Let. 12 Nov. (1973) I. 230 I expect Hanson to remit regularly. 1864 Wisconsin Farmer 1 Aug. 318 We may have found you and received a promise to pay, or remit soon. 1923 Univ. Pennsylvania Law Rev. 72 60 The collecting bank theoretically should keep the proceeds separate from its own funds and remit immediately. 1983 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 5 Nov. If you intend to pay to avoid..legal action, it is necessary that you remit at once. 2004 J. H. Cohen Culture of Migration in Southern Mexico iv. 100 Once they have settled, migrants begin to send money home... Some migrants remit regularly..others remit infrequently. 13. a. transitive. To postpone, put off, defer. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > delay [verb (transitive)] forslowc888 eldc897 forsita940 gele971 lengOE drilla1300 delayc1300 onfrestc1300 tarryc1320 jornc1330 dretchc1380 defer1382 forbida1387 to put offa1387 to put (also set) (something) in (or on) delaya1393 dilate1399 fordrawa1400 to put overc1410 latch?c1422 adjournc1425 prolongc1425 proloynec1425 rejournc1425 to put in respite1428 sleuthc1430 respitea1450 prorogue1453 refer1466 sleep1470 supersede1482 respectc1487 postpone1496 overseta1500 respett1500 enjourna1513 relong1523 retract1524 tarde1524 track1524 to fode forth1525 tract1527 protract1528 further1529 to make stay of1530 surcease1530 prorogate1534 to fay upon longc1540 linger1543 retard?1543 slake1544 procrastine1548 reprieve1548 remit1550 suspense1556 leave1559 shiftc1562 suspend1566 procrastinate1569 dally1574 post1577 to hold off1580 drift1584 loiter1589 postpose1598 to take one's (own) timea1602 flag1602 slug1605 elong1610 belay1613 demur1613 tardya1616 to hang up1623 frist1637 disjourn1642 future1642 off1642 waive1653 superannuate1655 perendinate1656 stave1664 detard1675 remora1686 to put back1718 withhold1726 protract1737 to keep over1847 to hold over1853 laten1860 to lay over1885 hold1891 back-burner1975 1550 T. Nicolls tr. Thucydides Hist. Peloponnesian War v. vi. f. Cxxxviv The earth quaked, by occasion wherof, the thyng was put of or remytted vntyll the nexte daye followyng. 1566 in J. Anderson Coll. Mary Queen of Scotl. (1727) I. 45 That we suld remit the triall..to the tyme of a parliament. 1635 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Donzella Desterrada 166 Willingly would hee have knowne then presently the story..but..he remitted it till after supper. 1663 B. Gerbier Counsel to Builders 62 Remitting setting of walls untill the next Spring after. 1769 O. Goldsmith Rom. Hist. II. 25 The conspirators..remitted the execution of their design to the ides of March. 1786 T. Jefferson Writings (1859) I. 511 We remitted all further discussion till he should send me a copy of his letter. 1836 J. Gilbert Christian Atonem. iii. 101 We must for the present remit our reply to that part of our subject. 1855 G. H. Talbot French Transl. Self-taught (ed. 2) 106 Remit also till the morrow those feelings of like or dislike grounded but on mere caprice. 1894 Cent. Mag. July 432/1 If it's quite the same to you, my dear Marion, we'll remit the rest until breakfast-time to-morrow. 1989 Times 5 Oct. 5/7 The movers refused Mr Tierney's request to remit the motion. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > delay [verb (transitive)] > a person tarry1340 deferc1384 delaya1425 prolongc1425 supersede1517 postpone1518 linger1534 belate1642 while off1646 remit1663 1663 H. Cogan tr. F. M. Pinto Voy. & Adventures (new ed.) xliv. 175 I hold it fit to remit him unto some other time, when as he may be better acquainted. a. transitive. To refer, assign, or transfer to a thing or person. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > inhere in or be an attribute of [verb (transitive)] > attribute to as belonging or appropriate > attach an attribute to remit1579 title1642 attach1743 1579 Protocol Bk. J. Inglis 3 Apr. The..resignatione maid be the said Elspett as said is,..remittis and be the tenour of this present admittis to the said Elspetht..the tane equhall half of the tak & rowme of Fynnaged. 1641 ‘Smectymnuus’ Vindic. Answer Hvmble Remonstr. vi. 78 That which Hierome speakes in the present tense..he would remit to the time past. 1720 D. Waterland Answer Whitby's Reply 58 You..object farther..that Christ would not suffer Himself to be called Good, but remitted that Title to the Father only. 1788 T. Reid Aristotle's Logic iv. §6. 89 He thinks that the doctrine of modals ought to be banished out of logic and remitted to grammar. 1837 G. Phillips Elem. Syriac Gram. 9 The vowel in such places is remitted to the preceding letter, if it has been previously without one. 1856 T. Bulfinch Age of Fable xxxiii. 382 The belt only, he took..and clasped around his own body. The rest he remitted to the friends of the slain. b. transitive. To enter, insert, or compile in (also into) a book or other written work. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > leaves or pages of book > [verb (transitive)] > insert leaves or pages remit1583 interleave1668 interfoliate1888 to tip in1926 1583 Burgh Court Perth 19 Feb. in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue (1990) VII. 278/1 And the samin depositioun and cautioun be..ressauit to remitt the samin in ane act of court togidder with the said commissioun. ?1670 A. Wood Life & Times (1892) II. 204 This book he [sc. Thomas Blount] gave A. W. because he had, in his great reading, collected some old words for his use, which were remitted therein. 1716 M. Davies Athenæ Britannicæ II. 219 Which Examinations..were..remitted by John Fox into his Book of Martyrs. 1808 W. Scott in J. Dryden Wks. XV. 379 John Taylor..was..a man who, having a prodigious genie to poetry, wrote eighty books, which not only made such sport at the time, but were thought worthy of being remitted into a large folio. 1853 Reg. Members Magdalen Coll., Oxf. I. 114 All these Poems are remitted into a Book. Derivatives reˈmitted adj. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > payment > [adjective] > remitted remitted1580 allowed1677 society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > judging > sentencing > [adjective] > void or cancelled (of sentence) remitted1580 cassa1651 society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > forgiveness > [adjective] > forgiven pardoned1547 forgiven1548 remitted1580 unresented1681 society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > [adjective] > sent back to inferior court remitted1897 1580 R. Bristow Reply to Fulke ix. 258 He maye be clensed..from the temporall debte of his remitted mortall sinnes. 1682 J. Scarlett Stile of Exchanges 65 Every Remitter that remits not directly, but designs to draw in the remitted Sum again [etc.]. a1700 T. Ken Hymnotheo in Wks. (1721) III. 130 The happy symptons of remitted sin. 1897 Westm. Gaz. 13 Apr. 2/1 But it is not merely in respect of these remitted actions that the County Courts have weighty and important functions. 1924 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 38 408 The remitted Bank notes and draft credits would not raise prices in London substantially higher than before. 1994 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 5 May a2 The remitted sentence of four strokes was carried out on Michael. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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