Standard Lemma guide

recommit

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • rhymes with -ɪt
  • CMU ARPABET: R IH0 K AA1 M IH0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: R IY2 K AH0 M IH1 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A second or subsequent commit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To commit again.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

send back to a committee

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The bill was recommitted three times in the House

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: refer

4

verb

Meaning 4

commit again

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • It was recommitted into her custody

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit

5

verb

Meaning 5

commit once again, as of a crime

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: perpetrate, commit, pull

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Latin committōbor. Middle English committen English commit English recommit From re- + commit.