English verb: recommit | |||
1. | recommit (social) commit once again, as of a crime | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | commit, perpetrate, pull | ||
2. | recommit (possession) commit again | ||
Samples | It was recommitted into her custody. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | commit, confide, entrust, intrust, trust | ||
3. | recommit (motion) send back to a committee | ||
Samples | The bill was recommitted three times in the House. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | refer | ||