remittit

Remittit is a Latin verb form meaning “he/she/it sends back” and serves as the present indicative active, 3rd person singular, of the verb remittere. Remittere belongs to the third conjugation and is built from the prefix re- (back) plus mittere (to send). The present tense forms share the remitt- stem, with endings typical of the third conjugation: remittō, remittis, remittit, remittimus, remittitis, remittunt. The passive forms are remittitur, remittuntur.

The core sense of remittere includes returning something to its source or origin, sending something back, or sending again. In broader usage, remittere can also mean to remit in the sense of reducing or canceling: to remit a debt or a punishment (debitum remittere, poenas remittere). In religious or moral language, it can imply forgiveness or absolution (remittere veniam or remittere poenas). Figuratively, it may convey relief or easing, such as remittit dolorem (it eases the pain).

In Latin literature, remittit appears in legal, diplomatic, and narrative contexts, often with a direct object in the accusative and an indirect object in the dative when indicating to whom something is sent (e.g., Epistolam amico remittit: he sends back the letter to a friend).

Examples:

- Epistolam amico remittit. (He sends back the letter to a friend.)

- Poenas remittit. (He remits the penalties.)

Remittit thus exemplifies the thematic breadth of remittere: returning, sending back, forgiving, or relaxing a liability, depending on context.