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