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to recommit

to recommit

1 7.2
To send something back to a previous place or authority for further review
  • verb
  • /ˌriːkəˈmɪt/
  • Formal
translation icon : recometer
  • The committee decided to recommit the bill to the appropriate subcommittee for further review.
  • motion to recommit

Examples

  • Republicans have successfully passed 11 motions to recommit on the House floor, including one in March that caused Hoyer to threaten to change the rule.

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  • On March 23, Republicans effectively postponed a vote on a bill that would give District of Columbia residents a voting member of the House by offering a motion to recommit that would have lifted gun restrictions in Washington.

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  • He charged that Republicans have exploited pay-go rules by offering motions to recommit on bills that do not have any relevance to the legislation itself.

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  • After much debate, the senator moved to recommit the legislation to ensure it met community standards.

  • The judge chose to recommit the case to a lower court for reconsideration of the evidence.

Synonyms

to take back
vsto recommit
676 2.1

Return someone or something to the place they came from

is used in official contexts to mean sending back under prior authority
to bring back
vsto recommit
436 1.7

Return someone or something to the place they came from

is more formal and often used for legal or procedural returns
to reinstate
vsto recommit
110 5.8

To return a person or thing to a previous position like a job

focuses more on returning under prior authority or formal procedure
to remand
vsto recommit
  • Jargon
7 8.2

To send a case back to a court or committee for more action

is broader, covering returning people, things, or matters under procedure
to send back
vsto recommit
  • Formal
3 4.9

To move a case to another court or group for review

is wider, also applying to physical return or return to a prior state
to readmit
vsto recommit
1 4.2

Allow someone to enter or join again after they were removed

emphasizes return under prior control or authority rather than mere admission
to restitute
vsto recommit
  • Specialized
1 8.8

Give back something lost or stolen to its owner

is broader, including sending people or matters back to authorities
to reconvey
vsto recommit
  • Formal
7.6

Give back ownership of a property to the previous owner after a loan is paid

is less specific, applying to returns beyond property transfers

Antonyms

to release
∞ 1.8

To let someone or something go free from being held

to abandon
773 3.1

Leave someone or something behind permanently and without care

How Returned

to remand
  • Jargon
25 8.5
to recommit
  • Formal
1 7.2
to return
∞ 1.0
to send back
  • Formal
3 4.9

Surface Forms

recommit infinitive
recommitted past
recommitted past participle
recommitting present participle
recommits third person singular

Morphology

recommit = commit (semi-transparent) = re + commit

Formed by productive prefix 're-' + 'commit', but the procedural/legal sense 'send back to a court or custody' may not be obvious to an average B1 learner.

Etymology

The word recommit is made of the prefix re- meaning 'again' and commit meaning 'to send or entrust'. In legal use, commit can mean 'to send a case or a person to a court, place, or authority', so to recommit is to 'send it again' back to that place or authority.