1. To abate in force or in violence; to grow less intense; to become moderated; to abate; to relax; as, a fever remits; the severity of the weather remits.
2. To send money, as in payment. Addison.
REMITMENT
Re*mit"ment (-ment), n.
Defn: The act of remitting, or the state of being remitted;
remission.
Disavowing the remitment of Claudius. Milton.
REMITTAL
Re*mit"tal (-tal), n.
Defn: A remitting; a giving up; surrender; as, the remittal of the first fruits. Swift.
REMITTANCE
Re*mit"tance (r-mt"tans), n.
1. The act of transmitting money, bills, or the like, esp. to a distant place, as in satisfaction of a demand, or in discharge of an obligation.
2. The sum or thing remitted. Addison.
REMITTEE
Re*mit`tee" (r-mt`t"), n. (Com.)