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Recommit

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

v. To commit again.

v. To refer (proposed legislation, for example) to a committee again.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. commit again

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

v. To commit again; to give back into keeping; specifically, to refer again to a committee.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To commit again; as, to recommit persons to prison.

To refer again as to a committee.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. commit again

v. commit once again, as of a crime

v. send back to a committee

Word Usage

"I believe it was Stupak who said this, although I wasn’t paying enough attention: “As the author of the Stupak Amendment, this motion [to recommit] is nothing more than an effort to deny millions of Americans healthcare.”"

Verb Form

recommits recommitted recommitting

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

confide intrust commit trust entrust

Variant

recommitted recommitting

Form

recommitment

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

refer commit

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Brit Grit Kit Pitt Pritt