Clues for the word "REMIT"

We've had 167 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 538 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Cryptic crossword on March 31, 2026.

Definition of remit

v. t. - To send back; to give up; to surrender; to resign.
v. t. - To restore.
v. t. - 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.
v. t. - 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.
v. t. - To relax in intensity; to make less violent; to abate.
v. t. - To forgive; to pardon; to remove.
v. t. - To refrain from exacting or enforcing; as, to remit the performance of an obligation.
v. i. - 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.
v. i. - To send money, as in payment.