verb
Meaning 1
To admit, or allow to enter, again.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
readmit
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rhymes with -ɪt
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CMU ARPABET: R IY2 AH0 D M IH1 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
admit again or anew
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- After paying a penalty, the player was readmitted
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: admit, let in, include
verb
Meaning 3
admit anew
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The refugee was readmitted into his home country
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: admit, allow in, let in, intromit
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English admit English readmit From re- + admit.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: readmetre — to admit again
- French: réadmettre — to admit again
- Galician: readmitir — to admit again
- Italian: riammettere — to admit again
- Portuguese: readmitir — to admit again
- Spanish: readmitir — to admit again