Webster's Dictionary 1913

2377

Remise (3)

Re‐mise″ (?), n. 1. A house for covered carriages; a chaise house. Sterne.2. A livery carriage of a kind superior to an ordinary fiacre; — so called because kept in a remise. Co...

2378

Remiss

Re‐miss″ (r?–m?s″), a. [L. remissus, p. p. of remittere to send back, relax. See Remit.] Not energetic or exact in duty or business; not careful or prompt in fulfilling engageme...

2379

Remiss (2)

Re‐miss″, n. The act of being remiss; inefficiency; failure. “Remisses of laws.” Puttenham.

2380

Remissful

Re‐miss″ful (–f?l), a. Inclined to remit punishment; lenient; clement. Drayton.

2381

Remissibility

Re‐mis′si‐bil″i‐ty (r?–m?s′s?–b?l″?–t?), n. The state or quality of being remissible. Jer. Taylor.

2382

Remissible

Re‐mis″si‐ble (r?–m?s″s?–b'l), a. [L. remissibilis: cf. F. rémissible. See Remit.] Capable of being remitted or forgiven. Feltham.

2383

Remission

Re‐mis″sion (r?–m?sh″?n), n. [F. rémission, L. remissio. See Remit.] 1. The act of remitting, surrendering, resigning, or giving up.2. Discharge from that which is due; relinqui...

2384

Remissive

Re‐mis″sive (r?–m?s″s?v), a. [L. remissivus. See Remit.] Remitting; forgiving; abating. Bp. Hacket.

2385

Remissly

Re‐miss″ly (r?–m?s″l?), adv. In a remiss or negligent manner; carelessly.

2386

Remissness

Re‐miss″ness, n. Quality or state of being remiss.

2387

Remissory

Re‐mis″so‐ry (r?–m?s″s?–r?), a. Serving or tending to remit, or to secure remission; remissive. “A sacrifice expiatory or remissory.” Latimer.

2388

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...

2389

Remit (2)

Re‐mit″, v. i. 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 s...

2390

Remitment

Re‐mit″ment (–ment), n. The act of remitting, or the state of being remitted; remission.Disavowing the remitment of Claudius. Milton.

2391

Remittal

Re‐mit″tal (–tal), n. A remitting; a giving up; surrender; as, the remittal of the first fruits. Swift.

2392

Remittance

Re‐mit″tance (r?–m?t″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....

2393

Remittee

Re‐mit′tee″ (r?–m?t′t?″), n.(Com.) One to whom a remittance is sent.

2394

Remittent

Re‐mit″tent (r?–m?t″tent), a. [L. remittens, p. pr.: cf. F. rémittent.] Remitting; characterized by remission; having remissions.Remittent fever(Med.), a fever in which the symp...

2395

Remitter

Re‐mit″ter (–t?r), n. 1. One who remits. Specifically: (a) One who pardons. (b) One who makes remittance.2. (Law) The sending or placing back of a person to a title or right he ...

2396

Remittitur

‖Re‐mit″ti‐tur (–t?–t?r), n.(Law) (a) A remission or surrender, — remittitur damnut being a remission of excess of damages. (b) A sending back, as when a record is remitted by a...

2397

Remittor

Re‐mit″tor (–t?r), n.(Law) One who makes a remittance; a remitter.

2398

Remix

Re‐mix″ (r?–m?ks″), v. t. To mix again or repeatedly.

2399

Remnant

Rem″nant (r?m″nant), a. [OF. remanant, p. pr. of remanoir, remaindre. See Remanent, Remain.] Remaining; yet left. “Because of the remnant dregs of his disease.” Fuller.And quiet...

2400

Remnant (2)

Rem″nant, n. [OF. remanant. See Remnant, a.]1. That which remains after a part is removed, destroyed, used up, performed, etc.; residue. Chaucer.The remnant that are left of the...

2401

Remodel

Re‐mod″el (r?–m?d″?l), v. t. To model or fashion anew; to change the form of.The corporation had been remodeled. Macaulay.

2402

Remodification

Re‐mod′i‐fi‐ca″tion (–?–f?–k?″sh?n), n. The act of remodifying; the state of being remodified.

2403

Remodify

Re‐mod″i‐fy (r?–m?d″?–f?), v. t. To modify again or anew; to reshape.