readmit
Britishverb
Explanation
When you let someone back in after they've left, you readmit them. Most museums and movie theaters will readmit you later if you save your ticket. If you leave an outdoor concert to grab a sweater from your car, they'll readmit you when you show the ink stamp on your hand. A hospital might readmit a patient who's been released only to have their symptoms get much worse. And colleges often readmit students who've taken a leave of absence. Readmit uses the "again" prefix re-, with admit, from the Latin root admittere, "to allow to enter."
Example Sentences
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Since the ceasefire, Iranians have gone further, offering to stop all enrichment for five years and to readmit international inspectors to verify compliance.
From Slate • May 7, 2026
However, a lawyer for Lumumba, Carlo Pacelli, argued to readmit the disallowed documents as reference since Knox referred to them multiple times in her written statement.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2024
But it withdrew its opposition to Saudi Arabia's initiative to readmit Syria to the pan-Arab body, saying it would not stand in the way of Arab consensus.
From Reuters • May 19, 2023
Doctors sent home a man who had traveled from Liberia in 2014 and had a high fever, only to readmit him and find he had Ebola.
From Washington Times • Apr. 21, 2023
He should have just slunk off to the attendance window, gotten his readmit, and gone to class.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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