recommit

verb

re·​com·​mit ˌrē-kə-ˈmit How to pronounce recommit (audio)
recommitted; recommitting; recommits

transitive verb

1
: to refer (something, such as a bill) back to a committee
2
: to entrust or consign again
recommitment noun
recommittal noun

Examples of recommit in a Sentence

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But when disasters like Hurricane Helene ravage areas these people live in, that ought to drive us to recommit to the institutions and practices that have made so many of us safer from natural disasters. Connor Okeeffe, Orange County Register, 9 Oct. 2024 Instead of recommitting to comprehensive studies, CPD that year chose to dilute its rules. Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2024 The report released Monday offers guidelines to corporations on the best practices to adopt to advance diversity, equity and inclusion policies in the workplace and calls on companies to recommit to advance racial justice in the workplace. Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024 Those missteps hurt the program and forced the Pentagon to publicly recommit to the effort. Colin Demarest, Axios, 11 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for recommit 

Word History

First Known Use

1606, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of recommit was in 1606

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“Recommit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recommit. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.

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recommit

verb
re·​com·​mit ˌrē-kə-ˈmit How to pronounce recommit (audio)
1
: to refer (as a bill) again to a committee
2
: to commit again
recommitment noun
recommittal noun

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