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

Recent Examples on the Web Some may feel a sense of relief to leave the previous year behind and recommit to new goals and a fresh start. Dinesh Sheth, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024 Leonard clearly dipped in and out of their relationship as the ‘70s dragged on, but recommitted upon Felicia’s cancer diagnosis. Rich Juzwiak, TIME, 20 Dec. 2023 Now aware of how she was created, there are fewer walls between them, and Bella recommits to marrying him — until Alfie (Christopher Abbott), the husband of the woman whose dead body God used to create Bella — shows up and complicates things. Selome Hailu, Variety, 10 Jan. 2024 Glasgow and coal Six years after Paris, global warming had hit such a critical point that negotiators were looking to recommit to the goal of capping warming to the levels agreed in 2015. Sibi Arasu, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2023 In November of that year, controversy erupted after the commission discussed and voted to sign a letter condemning transphobia and recommitted to work to end discrimination against transgender people. Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2023 In his first interview after the advertising campaign imbroglio of 2022, Demna recommits to the work of making clothes. Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2023 Countries recommitted in Dubai to the goal of a maximum warming of 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2050 over preindustrial levels. Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Dec. 2023 Washington has recommitted to a Middle Eastern strategy based on ever-larger U.S. military deployments. Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 24 Nov. 2023

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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 19 Mar. 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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