recommit

[ ree-kuh-mit ]

verb (used with object)

, re·com·mit·ted, re·com·mit·ting.

1. to commit again.
2. to refer again to a committee.

recommit

/ ˌriːkəˈmɪt /

verb

1. to send (a bill) back to a committee for further consideration
2. to commit again

Derived Forms

• ˌrecomˈmitment, noun

Other Words From

• recom·mitment recom·mittal noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of recommit¹

First recorded in 1615–25; re- + commit

Example Sentences

Yet the Eagles allowed Foles to leave as a free agent following the 2018 season and recommitted to Wentz, giving him the huge contract and reinstalling him as the starter for the 2019 season.

From Washington Post

Harden must show that he can recommit to team basketball after years of running the show in Houston, while Irving must reestablish himself as a reliable night-to-night contributor and an engaged defender in the playoffs.

From Washington Post

Merrick Garland will lead the department in recommitting itself to the people and restore fidelity to the democratic values embedded in the Constitution and the laws of the United States.

From Washington Blade

Both sisters’ careers were on the upswing in 2019, as Kristie recommitted herself to becoming a standout player and Sam was a regular starter in the World Cup and won another NWSL title.

From FiveThirtyEight

GOP leaders are also eager to keep using the “motion to recommit” — a final amendment offered by the minority party just before the passage of a bill — to drive wedges in the Democratic caucus.

From Washington Post

In the end, the clarity that comes from moments of horror can help us recommit to deeper principles.

From The Daily Beast

Kerry got the major players to recommit to the Geneva Communiqué that outlines a transition to a post-Assad Syria.

From The Daily Beast

First, Washington will need to recommit itself, firmly, to the peace process.

From The Daily Beast

Across Pakistan, a national movement has emerged to rebuild the schools and recommit to educate all children, including girls.

From The Daily Beast

He can preserve the possibility of a democratic Zionist state until Israelis recommit to it themselves.

From The Daily Beast

She stood like any statue done in cold Carrara while he spoke; and when she made no sign he gave the word to recommit me.

From Project Gutenberg

Mr. Stanford moved to recommit the bill to obtain a more particular report on the claim than had been made.

From Project Gutenberg

Mr. Rhea moved to recommit the report to the committee who reported it, with a view to obtaining a report on the merits of it.

From Project Gutenberg

The motion then was, to recommit the second, fourth, and sixth sections.

From Project Gutenberg

A motion was made by Mr. Little to recommit the bill, and negatived.

From Project Gutenberg