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remit

re.mit \ri-'mit\ \ri-'mit, 're--.\ \ri-'mit-m*nt\ \-'mit-*-b*l\ vb or 
   re.mit.ted;  or re.mit.ting [ME remitten, fr. L remittere to send back, fr. 
   re- + mitt]ere to send - more at SMITE 1a: to release from the guilt or 
   penalty of {~ sins}  1b: to refrain from exacting  1c: to cancel or refrain 
   from inflicting  1d: to give relief from (suffering)  2a: to lay aside (a 
   mood or disposition) partly or wholly  2b: to desist from  2c: to let 
   slacken : RELAX  3: to submit or refer for consideration, judgment, 
   decision, or action; Xspecif : REMAND 4: to restore or consign to a former 
   status or condition  5: POSTPONE, DEFER  6: to send (money) to a person or 
   place esp. in payment of a demand, accou nt, or draft 1a: to abate in force 
   or intensity : MODERATE  of a disease or abnormality  1b: to abate symptoms 
   for a period  2: to send money (as in payment)  - re.mit n