"readmit" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˌɹiːədˈmɪt/ Forms: readmits [present, singular, third-person], readmitting [participle, present], readmitted [participle, past], readmitted [past], re-admit [alternative], reädmit [alternative, obsolete]
Rhymes: -ɪt 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. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|re-|admit|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English admit English readmit [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "again", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*wre-", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "re-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "re-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "re-", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "re-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "admit", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "readmit", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="readmit"> From re- + admit. Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} readmit (third-person singular simple present readmits, present participle readmitting, simple past and past participle readmitted)
  1. To admit, or allow to enter, again. Derived forms: readmission, readmittance, readmittee Translations (to admit again): readmetre (Catalan), réadmettre (French), readmitir (Galician), riammettere (Italian), readmitir (Portuguese), readmitir (Spanish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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