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recommitment

recommitment

1 4.8
A renewed promise to support a goal or project
  • noun
  • /ˌriːkəˈmɪt̬mənt/
translation icon : recompromiso
  • His recommitment to volunteer work inspired others in the community to join the cause.

I think the key is the time between breakdown and recommitment.

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Examples

  • Although the organization is dedicated to quality and clinical excellence, a continuous recommitment to collegial work relationships is recognized as essential to maintaining this high level of care.

    Academic text (2011)
  • And so part of what has to happen is a recommitment to the mission, to the values, to what we stand for, what we believe in.

  • At the core of the United States' alliance network must be a recommitment to the transatlantic partnership.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Essential to this undertaking is a redefinition and recommitment to human community.

    Academic text (2005)
  • But we must engage in public recommitments.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Thus, in the majority of cases, the providers of care are already predisposed to improving quality and eagerly await management's recommitment.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Eventually, the organization survived with small-foundation support (including a recommitment from Rubin), its subscriber base, and later, well-known parties at the American Public Health Association's annual meetings.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The organization issued a formal statement of recommitment to its mission of environmental protection.

  • After months of deliberation, the board made a recommitment to funding the local arts program.

Synonyms

commitment
vsrecommitment
829 3.3

A promise to support a person, cause, or plan

is a repeat promise made to renew an earlier dedication
reengagement
vsrecommitment
1 5.6

Getting someone interested and involved again after time away

is a renewed promise to support or fund rather than a return of interest

Antonyms

26 3.6

Leaving someone or something and not coming back

The act of stopping a connection or ending involvement with something

How Committed

devotion
62 3.2
dedication
117 3.9
recommitment
1 4.8
commitment
178 3.2
to pledge
78 3.7
intention
709 2.2

Surface Forms

recommitment singular
recommitments plural

Morphology

recommitment = commitment (transparent) = re + commit + ment

The meaning is a straightforward repetition or renewal of an existing commitment.

Etymology

Recommitment comes from the prefix re- meaning 'again' and commit meaning 'to promise or give your support'. So a recommitment is a promise made again, for example when a company or group decides to support a goal once more.