remit vs lessen
lessen vs remitremit is a noun but lessen is not a noun.
remit and lessen both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| remit | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| lessen | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
lessen is a hypernym of
remit; that is, lessen is a
word with a broader meaning than remit:
- remit: diminish or abate
- lessen: decrease in size, extent, or range
| remit (noun) | lessen (noun) |
|---|---|
| (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court) | |
| the topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with |
| remit (verb) | lessen (verb) |
|---|---|
| make slack as by lessening tension or firmness | decrease in size, extent, or range |
| diminish or abate | wear off or die down |
| release from (claims, debts, or taxes) | make become smaller |
| refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision | |
| forgive | |
| send (money) in payment | |
| hold back to a later time |
Words related to "remit"
- British English
- call
- call off
- cancel
- challenge
- decrease
- defer
- delay
- diminish
- douse
- dowse
- fall
- forgive
- hold
- hold over
- issue
- jurisprudence
- law
- lessen
- loose
- loosen
- matter
- pay
- postpone
- probate
- prorogue
- put off
- put over
- referral
- remand
- remission
- remitment
- remittal
- remittance
- remittent
- reprieve
- reschedule
- respite
- scratch
- scrub
- send back
- set back
- shelve
- slacken
- strike down
- subject
- suspend
- table
- topic
- transfer
Words related to "lessen"
- abate
- abbreviate
- abridge
- alter
- belittle
- boil down
- break
- bring down
- change
- change magnitude
- circumscribe
- concentrate
- confine to
- contract
- cut
- cut back
- cut down
- de-escalate
- decelerate
- decline
- decoct
- decrease
- decrescendo
- deflate
- depreciate
- devaluate
- devalue
- die away
- diminish
- drop off
- dwindle
- dwindle away
- dwindle down
- ease off
- ease up
- fall
- flag
- fly
- foreshorten
- go down
- let up
- limit
- lour
- lower
- minify
- minimise
- minimize
- mitigate
- modify
- pare
- pare down
- reduce
- relax
- remit
- retard
- scale down
- shorten
- shrink
- shrivel
- shrivel up
- slack
- slack off
- slack up
- slacken
- slacken off
- slake
- slow
- slow down
- slow up
- step down
- subside
- suppress
- taper
- thin out
- trim
- trim back
- trim down
- turn down
- undervalue
- vanish
- vaporize
- wane
- weaken
- wither
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