readmit

verb

re·​ad·​mit (ˌ)rē-əd-ˈmit How to pronounce readmit (audio)
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readmitted; readmitting; readmits

transitive verb

: to admit (someone) again
readmitting them to the school after their suspension
especially : to accept into a hospital a second or subsequent time
readmitted the patient due to infection of the surgical incision

Examples of readmit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web White signed papers to readmit her and four days later implanted two $15,000 devices into Higgins, then 65. Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2023 In early May, the Arab League agreed to readmit Syria, Iran’s key regional ally. Azadeh Moaveni, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2023 Late last week, UNESCO voted 132-10 to readmit the United States, which left the organization in 2017. Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2023 The court ruled that forcing the Scouts, a private organization, to readmit Dale would violate the group’s first amendment rights. Diego Lasarte, Quartz, 30 June 2023 See all Example Sentences for readmit 

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Word History

First Known Use

1535, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of readmit was in 1535

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“Readmit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/readmit. Accessed 2 Nov. 2024.

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