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remitting
(encz) | remitting, |
Remitting
(gcide) | Remit \Re*mit"\ (r?-m?t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Remitted; p.
pr. & vb. n. Remitting.] [L. remittere, remissum, to send
back, to slacken, relax; pref. re- re- + mittere to send. See
Mission, and cf. Remise, Remiss.]
1. To send back; to give up; to surrender; to resign.
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In the case the law remits him to his ancient and
more certain right. --Blackstone.
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In grevious and inhuman crimes, offenders should be
remitted to their prince. --Hayward.
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The prisoner was remitted to the guard. --Dryden.
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2. To restore. [Obs.]
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The archbishop was . . . remitted to his liberty.
--Hayward.
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3. (Com.) To transmit or send, esp. to a distance, as money
in payment of a demand, account, draft, etc.; as, he
remitted the amount by mail.
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4. To send off or away; hence:
(a) To refer or direct (one) for information, guidance,
help, etc. "Remitting them . . . to the works of
Galen." --Sir T. Elyot.
(b) To submit, refer, or leave (something) for judgment or
decision. "Whether the counsel be good I remit it to
the wise readers." --Sir T. Elyot.
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5. To relax in intensity; to make less violent; to abate.
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So willingly doth God remit his ire. --Milton.
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6. To forgive; to pardon; to remove.
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Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto
them. --John xx. 23.
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7. To refrain from exacting or enforcing; as, to remit the
performance of an obligation. "The sovereign was
undoubtedly competent to remit penalties." --Macaulay.
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Syn: To relax; release; abate; relinguish; forgive; pardon;
absolve.
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unremitting
(encz) | unremitting,neustálý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
unremittingly
(encz) | unremittingly,neustále adv: Zdeněk Brož |
Remitting
(gcide) | Remit \Re*mit"\ (r?-m?t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Remitted; p.
pr. & vb. n. Remitting.] [L. remittere, remissum, to send
back, to slacken, relax; pref. re- re- + mittere to send. See
Mission, and cf. Remise, Remiss.]
1. To send back; to give up; to surrender; to resign.
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In the case the law remits him to his ancient and
more certain right. --Blackstone.
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In grevious and inhuman crimes, offenders should be
remitted to their prince. --Hayward.
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The prisoner was remitted to the guard. --Dryden.
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2. To restore. [Obs.]
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The archbishop was . . . remitted to his liberty.
--Hayward.
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3. (Com.) To transmit or send, esp. to a distance, as money
in payment of a demand, account, draft, etc.; as, he
remitted the amount by mail.
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4. To send off or away; hence:
(a) To refer or direct (one) for information, guidance,
help, etc. "Remitting them . . . to the works of
Galen." --Sir T. Elyot.
(b) To submit, refer, or leave (something) for judgment or
decision. "Whether the counsel be good I remit it to
the wise readers." --Sir T. Elyot.
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5. To relax in intensity; to make less violent; to abate.
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So willingly doth God remit his ire. --Milton.
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6. To forgive; to pardon; to remove.
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Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto
them. --John xx. 23.
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7. To refrain from exacting or enforcing; as, to remit the
performance of an obligation. "The sovereign was
undoubtedly competent to remit penalties." --Macaulay.
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Syn: To relax; release; abate; relinguish; forgive; pardon;
absolve.
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Unremitting
(gcide) | Unremitting \Un`re*mit"ting\, a.
Not remitting; incessant; continued; persevering; as,
unremitting exertions. --Cowper. -- Un`re*mit"ting*ly, adv.
-- Un`re*mit"ting*ness, n.
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Unremittingly
(gcide) | Unremitting \Un`re*mit"ting\, a.
Not remitting; incessant; continued; persevering; as,
unremitting exertions. --Cowper. -- Un`re*mit"ting*ly, adv.
-- Un`re*mit"ting*ness, n.
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Unremittingness
(gcide) | Unremitting \Un`re*mit"ting\, a.
Not remitting; incessant; continued; persevering; as,
unremitting exertions. --Cowper. -- Un`re*mit"ting*ly, adv.
-- Un`re*mit"ting*ness, n.
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unremitting
(wn) | unremitting
adj 1: uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing;
"the ceaseless thunder of surf"; "in constant pain";
"night and day we live with the incessant noise of the
city"; "the never-ending search for happiness"; "the
perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy";
"man's unceasing warfare with drought and isolation";
"unremitting demands of hunger" [syn: ceaseless,
constant, incessant, never-ending, perpetual,
unceasing, unremitting] |
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