recommit

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Italic *wre-

Latin re-der.

Old French re-bor.

Middle English re-

English re-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm

Proto-Italic *kom

Proto-Italic *kom-

Latin con-

Proto-Indo-European *mey-?

Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *méyth₂eti

Proto-Italic *meitō

Old Latin mītō

Latin mittō

Latin committōbor.

Middle English committen

English commit

English recommit

From re- + commit.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪt

Verb

recommit (third-person singular simple present recommits, present participle recommitting, simple past and past participle recommitted)

1. To commit again.
   • 1977 December 10, David Brill, “Conferees Kill Gay Legal Aid Ban”, in Gay Community News, volume 5, number 23, page 1:

     The new Legal Services Corporation bill was returned to the House last Wednesday, where the conference committee's version will have to be approved. McDonald may, if he desires, move to recommit the measure, but he cannot offer an amendment.

Derived terms

• recommitment

Noun

recommit (plural recommits)

1. (programming) A second or subsequent commit.