To relax, as intensity; to make less tense or violent. So willingly doth God remit his ire.

To forgive; to surrender the right of punishing a crime; as, to remit punishment.

To pardon, as a fault or crime. Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted to them. John 20:23.

To restore. In this case, the law remits him to his ancient and more certain right.

To slacken; to become less intense or rigorous. When our passions remit, the vehemence of our speech remits too. So we say, cold or heat remits.

To abate in violence for a time, without intermission; as, a fever remits at a certain hour every day.