remit

verb

ri-ˈmit How to pronounce remit (audio)
Definition of remitnext
1
as in to decrease
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually waited until the rain remitted a little and ran to the car

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2
as in to ignore
to dismiss as of little importance the judge refused to remit the young man's cavalier disregard for his pile of unpaid speeding tickets and summarily revoked his driver's license

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3
as in to postpone
to assign to a later time the legislature has remitted the matter to the next session, where it will most likely die in committee

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Recent Examples of remit Instead, the audit found, the state was remitting fee revenue to the general fund and using more than half the money for purposes unrelated to the board. — Phoebe Quinton, AJC.com, 15 June 2026 Kapoor pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to defraud the United States for failing to remit his employees’ payroll taxes for Social Security and Medicare benefits between 2020 and 2022. — Jay Weaver june 6, Miami Herald, 6 June 2026 The man, Guan Yu, 44, was charged with promotion of human trafficking, a Level 4 felony; promoting prostitution, a Level 5 felony; and failure to remit taxes held in trust, a Level 6 felony, according to a nine-page affidavit. — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026 Hotels are required to remit the tax revenue to the city on a monthly or quarterly basis. — Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for remit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for remit
  1. decrease
  2. ignore
  3. postpone
  4. diminish
  5. forgive
  6. delay
  7. subside
  8. explain
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  • As would be expected, oil demand was forced to decrease, to match available supply.
    — Jason Bordoff, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Only 15% believed the statements would decrease the patients’ likelihood of seeking treatment—even though that's what tended to happen in the researchers' simulations.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of decrease
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  • DeGravelles, who is based in Louisiana where Mohammed had been held, said harsher sanctions would be warranted if his orders continued to go ignored.
    — CBS Baltimore Staff, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Lúcia added the Maria da Penha law needed updating because violence against women in Brazil is also a matter of power and as many femicides take place out of women’s homes in situations that are reported to police but ignored.
    — Mauricio Savarese, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of ignore
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  • One woman said her surgery had been postponed because of the network outage.
    — Andrea Lucia, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Will County Judge Amy Bertani-Tomczak postponed a hearing on the request in light of a Wednesday ruling from Judge Jennifer Lynch.
    — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of postpone
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  • The term refers to when tobacco companies in the 1990s were forced to pay billions of dollars for misleading the public about the safety and potential harms of their products, and subsequently saw their power and influence dramatically diminished.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The filter significantly diminishes elements commonly found in water that can be damaging, like chlorine, hydrogen sulfide, heavy metals, and more.
    — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of diminish
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  • Despite the trauma, Ashton Spears chose to forgive his father.
    — Doug Myers, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The relentless pace of Line Sheet is forgiving for its author.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of forgive
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  • An Iranian military official said that Qatar has been delaying a probe into the fate of three pilots, whom Iran says have been held there for months, according to state media.
    — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The opening of the Wynn Al Marjan Island has been delayed to September 2027.
    — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of delay
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  • Washington and Tehran agreed in June to a 60-day ceasefire, allowing time to negotiate a more durable peace deal while active fighting subsided and the Strait of Hormuz could be reopened.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The drama of last year’s Ole Miss team under Lane Kiffin has subsided.
    — PJ Green August 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of subside
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  • Neither the governor's office nor Wilson's office has explained why those two sections were left out between the May draft and the final trailer bill.
    — Julie Watts, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Here, The Athletic explains the latest situation in terms of both outgoings and incomings at St James’ Park.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
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