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readoption

readoption

6.0
A decision to use something again, like a rule or plan
  • noun
  • /ˌriːəˈdɑːpʃən/
translation icon : readopción
  • The school decided to revisit its curriculum and announced the readoption of a previous teaching method.

Examples

  • After much discussion, the committee supported the readoption of the old policy to better address current issues.

  • The company is considering the readoption of its former sustainability practices to improve its environmental impact.

  • It is my hope that a recognition by the West of its debt to the Islamic sciences, and a readoption of the scientific attitudes—and the academic and political freedom needed for them to bear fruit—by Muslims, will provide the starting point of a positive relationship of mutual benefit and a hope for peace.

    Academic text (1995)

Synonyms

adoption
vsreadoption
152 3.5

Starting to use a new idea or way of doing things

refers to taking it up again rather than first use
relaunch
vsreadoption
5 4.2

A new start for a product or service after changes

involves taking it up again without implying major changes
re-introduction
vsreadoption
  • UK
4.1

Bringing back something that was stopped, removed, or rejected

is the formal act of accepting it again rather than just proposing return

Antonyms

abandonment
26 3.6

Leaving someone or something and not coming back

Surface Forms

readoption singular
readoptions plural

Morphology

readoption = adoption (transparent) = re + adopt + ion

Adding 're-' to 'adoption' straightforwardly gives the meaning 'adoption again'.

Etymology

Readoption starts with re- meaning 'again' and the part adopt meaning 'to accept or take up'. So a readoption is the act of accepting something again, like bringing back a plan, rule, or method.