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- [rey ad-mit]
- /reɪ ædˈmɪt/
- /riː ədˈmɪt/
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- [rey ad-mit]
- /reɪ ædˈmɪt/
Definitions of re-admit word
- verb with object re-admit to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to: to admit a student to college. 1
- verb with object re-admit to give right or means of entrance to: This ticket admits two people. 1
- verb with object re-admit to permit to exercise a certain function or privilege: admitted to the bar. 1
- verb with object re-admit to permit; allow. 1
- verb with object re-admit to allow or concede as valid: to admit the force of an argument. 1
- verb with object re-admit to acknowledge; confess: He admitted his guilt. 1
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Origin of re-admit
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; < Latin admittere, equivalent to ad- ad- + mittere to send, let go; replacing late Middle English amitte, with a- a-5 (instead of ad-) < Middle French amettre < Latin, as above
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Parts of speech for Re-admit
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
re-admit popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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