transitive. To absolve or exonerate (a person) from blame, a crime, sin, etc. In later use with of or from. Also intransitive. Now archaic and rare.
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| 释义 | society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > be exempt from (a liability or obligation) [verb (transitive)] > remit (an obligation) (7) quitc1300 transitive. To absolve or exonerate (a person) from blame, a crime, sin, etc. In later use with of or from. Also intransitive. Now archaic and rare. remit1405 transitive. To refrain from exacting (all or part of a payment, an obligation, etc.); to allow to remain unpaid or unperformed. Also (esp. in… pardon1433 transitive. To refrain from exacting or imposing (something due, esp. a debt, fine, etc.); to remit formally (a punishment or penalty for an… to dispense with1530 To relax the obligation of (a vow, oath, promise, or the like); to dissolve, in a special case, the binding force of (an oath, etc.). dispense1532 transitive. To dissolve, relax, or release by dispensation. To relax or dissolve the obligation of (a vow, oath, or the like) by ecclesiastical… mitigate1651 transitive. spec. To lessen the stringency of (an obligation). Obsolete. Subcategories:— for a more important duty (1) |
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