REMIT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for REMIT?

Need another word that means the same as “remit”? Find 66 synonyms and 30 related words for “remit” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Remit” are: slacken, remand, send back, defer, hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, set back, shelve, table, cancel, set aside, revoke, repeal, rescind, abrogate, suspend, pardon, forgive, send, dispatch, forward, transmit, convey, pass, pass on, refer, send on, transfer, hand on, direct, assign, commit, entrust, put back, delay, hold off, stand over, reschedule, keep in abeyance, diminish, lessen, decrease, ease, ease up, abate, moderate, dwindle, wane, ebb, subside, remission, remitment, area of responsibility, area of activity, sphere, orbit, scope, ambit, province, territory, realm, department, turf

Remit as a Noun

Definitions of "Remit" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “remit” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court.
• The task or area of activity officially assigned to an individual or organization.
• The act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court.
• An item referred to someone for consideration.
• The topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with.

Synonyms of "Remit" as a noun (13 Words)

ambit	An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control. A full discussion of this complex issue was beyond the ambit of one book.
area of activity	A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography.
area of responsibility	A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography.
department	A division of a large organization such as a government, university, or business, dealing with a specific area of activity. He was a bit lacking in the height department.
orbit	The state of moving in an orbit. The satellite will complete one orbit every 12 hours.
province	A territory outside Italy under a Roman governor. I made my way home to the dreary provinces by train.
realm	A field or domain of activity or interest. The realm of applied chemistry.
remission	The reduction of a prison sentence, especially as a reward for good behaviour. His cancer is in remission.
remitment	The act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court.
scope	A telescope microscope or other device having a name ending in scope. Within the scope of an investigation.
sphere	The apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected. Political reforms to match those in the economic sphere.
territory	An area defended by a team or player in a game or sport. Don t go committing murders on my territory.
turf	A piece of turf cut from the ground. Each turf was cut and stacked.

Usage Examples of "Remit" as a noun

• They set up a group with a remit to suggest ways for strengthening family life.
• The committee was becoming caught up in issues that did not fall within its remit.
• A remit on the question failed.

Remit as a Verb

Definitions of "Remit" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “remit” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Refer (a matter for decision) to an authority.
• Send (someone) from one tribunal to another for a trial or hearing.
• Send back (a case) to a lower court.
• Consign again to a previous state.
• Send (money) in payment or as a gift.
• Diminish.
• Forgive.
• Forgive (a sin.
• Diminish or abate.
• Release from (claims, debts, or taxes.
• Make slack as by lessening tension or firmness.
• Refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision.
• Postpone.
• Hold back to a later time.
• Send (money) in payment.
• Cancel or refrain from exacting or inflicting (a debt or punishment.

Synonyms of "Remit" as a verb (53 Words)

abate	(of something unpleasant or severe) become less intense or widespread. The storm abated.
abrogate	Revoke formally. A proposal to abrogate temporarily the right to strike.
assign	Give an assignment to a person to a post or assign a task to a person. The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class.
cancel	Make invalid for use. I intend to cancel your debt to me.
commit	Refer a parliamentary or legislative bill to a committee. The magistrate decided to commit him for trial.
convey	Communicate (a message or information. She conveyed the message to me.
decrease	Decrease in size extent or range. He decreased his staff.
defer	(of a judge) postpone (a sentence) so that the circumstances or conduct of the defendant can be further assessed. He was no longer deferred from the draft.
delay	Cause to be slowed down or delayed. The train was delayed.
diminish	Cause to seem less impressive or valuable. The new law is expected to diminish the government s chances.
direct	Aim something in a particular direction or at a particular person. The judge directed him to perform community service.
dispatch	Kill. He dispatched the animal with one blow.
dwindle	Diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength. Her savings dwindled down.
ease	Of share prices interest rates etc decrease in value or amount. The pilot eased the throttle back.
ease up	Lessen the intensity of or calm.
ebb	Hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb. The tides ebbed at noon.
entrust	Confer a trust upon. The messenger was entrusted with the general s secret.
forgive	Stop blaming or grant forgiveness. You will have to forgive my suspicious mind.
forward	Help to advance (something); promote. I recently received an email forwarded from a friend.
hand on	Place into the hands or custody of.
hold off	Assert or affirm.
hold over	Declare to be.
keep in abeyance	Retain possession of.
lessen	Make or become less; diminish. The warmth of the afternoon lessened.
moderate	Preside over. He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears.
pardon	Grant a pardon to. He was pardoned for his treason.
pass	Go beyond the limits of surpass or exceed. I was with him the night he passed.
pass on	Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life.
postpone	Cause or arrange for (something) to take place at a time later than that first scheduled. Let s postpone the exam.
prorogue	Discontinue a session of (a parliament or other legislative assembly) without dissolving it. James prorogued this Parliament never to call another one.
put back	Put into a certain place or abstract location.
put off	Put into a certain place or abstract location.
put over	Estimate.
refer	Of a word phrase or symbol describe or denote have as a referent. She was referred to a clinical psychologist for counselling.
remand	Lock up or confine, in or as in a jail. He was remanded in custody for a week.
repeal	Cancel officially. The legislation was repealed five months later.
reschedule	Arrange a new scheme of repayments of (a debt. They rescheduled external debts to improve their economic situation.
rescind	Revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement. The government eventually rescinded the directive.
revoke	(in bridge, whist, and other card games) fail to follow suit despite being able to do so. The men appealed and the sentence was revoked.
send	Send a message or letter. Send me your latest results.
send back	Transport commercially.
send on	Cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution.
set aside	Give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor.
set back	Disappear beyond the horizon.
shelve	Fit with shelves. We had catalogued and shelved all the books shipped in that day.
slacken	Reduce or decrease in speed or intensity. Suddenly the line slackens and flutters in the wind.
stand over	Put up with something or somebody unpleasant.
subside	(of the ground) cave in; sink. It took seven days for the swelling to subside completely.
suspend	Hang freely. Work on the dam was suspended.
table	Strengthen (a sail) by making a hem at the edge. I d like the issue to be tabled for the next few months.
transfer	Transfer somebody to a different position or location of work. Drawings can be transferred to the artwork by rubbing them off the sheet.
transmit	Transmit or serve as the medium for transmission. The three bones transmit sound waves to the inner ear.
wane	(of the moon) have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size. Confidence in the dollar waned.

Usage Examples of "Remit" as a verb

• Phobias may remit spontaneously without any treatment.
• The movers refused Mr Tierney's request to remit the motion.
• It remits an offender to another court after convicting him.
• The excess of the sentence over 12 months was remitted.
• The income they remitted to their families.
• The pain finally remitted.
• Remit $25.
• Thus his indiscretion remitted him to the nature of an ordinary person.
• God's act of remitting the sins of guilty men.
• God will remit their sins.
• The taxes were remitted.
• The request for an investigation was remitted to a special committee.

Associations of "Remit" (30 Words)

abate	(of something unpleasant or severe) become less intense or widespread. Nothing abated his crusading zeal.
abatement	The action of abating or being abated; ending or subsiding. This trend shows no sign of abatement.
absolve	Let off the hook. The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Marys.
adjourn	Close at the end of a session. We adjourned for lunch.
allay	Satisfy (thirst. Some stale figs partly allayed our hunger.
alleviate	Provide physical relief, as from pain. Measures to alleviate unemployment.
bookcase	An open cabinet containing shelves on which to keep books.
defer	(of a judge) postpone (a sentence) so that the circumstances or conduct of the defendant can be further assessed. He was no longer deferred from the draft.
delay	Cause to be slowed down or delayed. Don t delay your application to graduate school or else it won t be considered.
diminish	Lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of. The pain will gradually diminish.
extenuate	Lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of. The circumstances extenuate the crime.
indefinitely	To an indefinite extent; for an indefinite time. Talks cannot go on indefinitely.
lessen	Wear off or die down. The warmth of the afternoon lessened.
loosen	Make less dense. He wanted to strengthen rather than loosen union links.
mitigate	Lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of. There had been a provocation that mitigated the offence to a degree.
mitigation	The action of reducing the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something. The identification and mitigation of pollution.
mollification	A state of being appeased or ameliorated or tempered. His unsuccessful mollification of the mob.
mollify	Make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate. She managed to mollify the angry customer.
palliate	Provide physical relief, as from pain. This eliminated or at least palliated suspicions aroused by German unity.
postpone	Hold back to a later time. He postponed implementing the scheme until industry and business were consulted.
prorogue	Discontinue a session of (a parliament or other legislative assembly) without dissolving it. James prorogued this Parliament never to call another one.
reduce	Reduce in size reduce physically. The number of priority homeless cases has reduced slightly.
relieve	Relieve oneself of troubling information. Train your dog to relieve itself where you want it to.
remission	Forgiveness of sins. The scheme allows for the partial remission of tuition fees.
shelve	Fit with shelves. One whole long wall was shelved.
slacken	Make less active or fast. Suddenly the line slackens and flutters in the wind.
slow	Without speed slow is sometimes used informally for slowly. She was rather a slow reader.
soften	Make less severe or harsh. Plant extracts to soften and moisturize the skin.
table	Flat tableland with steep edges. See table 1.
temporize	Avoid making a decision or committing oneself in order to gain time. The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote.