readmit

verb

re·​ad·​mit (ˌ)rē-əd-ˈmit How to pronounce readmit (audio)
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readmitted; readmitting; readmits

transitive verb

: to admit (someone) again
readmitting them to the school after their suspension
especially : to accept into a hospital a second or subsequent time
readmitted the patient due to infection of the surgical incision

Examples of readmit in a Sentence

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Russian Cultural Return to Europe Draws Criticism In Brussels The European Commission has threatened to pull funding from the Venice Biennale after organizers of the international contemporary art show moved to readmit Russia for the first time since 2022. Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 17 Mar. 2026 In 2009, the IPC voted to readmit athletes with intellectual disabilities into sanctioned competitions. ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026 At the summit, Trump called for the G7 to readmit Russia, which was expelled in 2014 after an earlier attack on Ukraine. Reuters, NBC news, 17 June 2025 Months before, Stevens feared President Johnson was pursuing a Reconstruction program that would readmit Confederate states to the Union without them exorcising the demon that animated secession. Literary Hub, 5 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for readmit

Word History

First Known Use

1535, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of readmit was in 1535

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“Readmit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/readmit. Accessed 5 May. 2026.

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