readmitted
|re-ad-mit-ted|
/ˌriːədˈmɪt/
(readmit)
allow back in
Etymology
'readmit' originates from Modern English, formed from the prefix 're-' + 'admit' (itself from Latin 'admittere'), where Latin 'ad-' meant 'to/toward' and 'mittere' meant 'to send'.
'admit' came into English via Old French/Latin from Latin 'admittere'; the modern verb 'readmit' developed by adding the productive English prefix 're-' to 'admit' to express 'admit again'.
Initially related to the Latin sense of 'let/send toward', the compound 'readmit' came to mean specifically 'allow back in' or 'admit again' in modern usage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
past tense or past participle form of 'readmit' — to admit or allow someone to enter again (for example: to admit a patient to hospital again or to allow re-entry).
She was readmitted to the hospital after complications developed.
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Last updated: 2025/10/03 00:57