recommission

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verb

recommissioned; recommissioning; recommissions

transitive verb

: to commission (something or someone) again
Councilors also agreed to recommission Don Keiser, the town's grant writer and planning administrator, to his post. Jen Lynds

recommission

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noun

plural recommissions
: a second or subsequent commission
The US version of The Office has defied the normally brutally unforgiving logic of the American TV market, earning a recommission despite disappointing ratings. The Guardian

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Verb
After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, Guggenheim, in his early 50s, convinced Pentagon officials to recommission him as a lieutenant commander in the Navy. Rinker Buck, WSJ, 10 Oct. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

circa 1770, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1821, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of recommission was circa 1770

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“Recommission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recommission. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.

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