recommit

American  

[ree-kuh-mit] / ˌri kəˈmɪt /

verb (used with object)

recommitted, recommitting

1. to commit again.

2. to refer again to a committee.

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recommit British  

/ ˌriːkəˈmɪt /

verb

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

2. to commit again

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Other Word Forms

• recommitment
  noun
• recommittal
  noun

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Etymology

Origin of recommit

First recorded in 1615–25; re- + commit

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Explanation

To recommit is to make a promise again, like when you recommit yourself to serving your Girl Scout troop by selling loads of cookies. It can also mean to carry out a crime for a subsequent time (something a Girl Scout would never do). When you recommit to cleaning your guinea pig's cage daily, you swear that you'll get back on a regular cleaning schedule. When you and your friends paint graffiti on your neighbor's garage two days in a row, you recommit the crime of vandalism. The prefix re- tells you that this verb is describing repeated or recurring action.

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

recommit recommitted recommitting

It’s been hard to tell what kind of comeback Williams is pursuing—if this is a quick resurfacing to play with Venus, or if she intends to fully recommit to the tour.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Hsueh said that, until volatility declines or the Fed actually cuts rates, these investors will be reluctant to recommit funds to gold ETFs.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 18, 2025

“We call on the studios to recommit to the communities and workers across the state that built this industry and built their companies.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2025

States and cities that want to restore mobility, recommit to growth, and open themselves to new arrivals seeking opportunity can do so on their own, right now.

From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2025

Certain lawyers, who were present, seemed to be staggered at the case, but inclined rather to recommit the prisoner.

From The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave Trade by the British Parliament (1808), Volume I by Thomas Clarkson

On Wednesday, Fed Chair Warsh recommitted to the central bank's two-percent target for inflation.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

Moreover, in the first meeting under Warsh, Gavekal observed that the Federal Open Market Committee recommitted to price stability and its inflation target of 2% per year.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026

Instead, Rose recommitted to the PGA Tour—and his own performance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026

Chipotle came under fire in 2024 for dishing out inconsistent portion sizes, but has since recommitted to giving every customer a “generous” helping.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2026

We walked down the aisle to the front of the church together and recommitted ourselves to God and to the church, just as I had done years before as a young girl.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry

He expressed hope that in this anniversary year, Americans will spend time “reflecting on the Declaration and recommitting to its creed.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

“Friendship is particularly meaningful because it’s a relationship you’re constantly recommitting to — reupping.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026

But most important for anyone recommitting capital will be whether Putin and his successors have learned the wrong lessons from their war in Ukraine.

From Barron's ● Dec. 17, 2025

“Not if they’re recommitting almost the exact violation,” Leffel said.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2025

For the recommitting the address, and in favour of a conciliatory policy towards the colonies, spoke, besides Lord John Cavendish, the mover, Mr. Lumley, the Lord Mayor of London, Rt.

From The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2. From 1620-1816 by Egerton Ryerson

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