re·com·mit (rē′kə-mĭt′) tr.v. re·com·mit·ted ,
re·com·mit·ting ,
re·com·mits 1. To commit again.
2. To refer (proposed legislation, for example) to a committee again.
re′com·mit′ment , re′com·mit′tal (-mĭt′l) n.
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recommit (ˌriːkəˈmɪt ) vb (
tr ) ,
-mits ,
-mitting or -mitted 1. (Parliamentary Procedure) to send (a bill) back to a committee for further consideration
2. to commit again
ˌrecomˈmitment , ˌrecomˈmittal n
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recommit Past participle: recommittedGerund: recommittingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative recommit recommit
Present I recommit you recommit he/she/it recommits we recommit you recommit they recommit
Preterite I recommitted you recommitted he/she/it recommitted we recommitted you recommitted they recommitted
Present Continuous I am recommitting you are recommitting he/she/it is recommitting we are recommitting you are recommitting they are recommitting
Present Perfect I have recommitted you have recommitted he/she/it has recommitted we have recommitted you have recommitted they have recommitted
Past Continuous I was recommitting you were recommitting he/she/it was recommitting we were recommitting you were recommitting they were recommitting
Past Perfect I had recommitted you had recommitted he/she/it had recommitted we had recommitted you had recommitted they had recommitted
Future I will recommit you will recommit he/she/it will recommit we will recommit you will recommit they will recommit
Future Perfect I will have recommitted you will have recommitted he/she/it will have recommitted we will have recommitted you will have recommitted they will have recommitted
Future Continuous I will be recommitting you will be recommitting he/she/it will be recommitting we will be recommitting you will be recommitting they will be recommitting
Present Perfect Continuous I have been recommitting you have been recommitting he/she/it has been recommitting we have been recommitting you have been recommitting they have been recommitting
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been recommitting you will have been recommitting he/she/it will have been recommitting we will have been recommitting you will have been recommitting they will have been recommitting
Past Perfect Continuous I had been recommitting you had been recommitting he/she/it had been recommitting we had been recommitting you had been recommitting they had been recommitting
Conditional I would recommit you would recommit he/she/it would recommit we would recommit you would recommit they would recommit
Past Conditional I would have recommitted you would have recommitted he/she/it would have recommitted we would have recommitted you would have recommitted they would have recommitted
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. recommit - commit once again, as of a crimecommit ,
perpetrate ,
pull - perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery"
2. recommit - commit again; "It was recommitted into her custody"3. recommit - send back to a committee; "The bill was recommitted three times in the House"refer - send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision; "refer a patient to a specialist"; "refer a bill to a committee"
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