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readmit

British  
/ ˌriːədˈmɪt /

verb

  1. to allow (someone) to enter or be admitted again

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Explanation

When you let someone back in after they've left, you readmit them. Most museums and movie theaters will readmit you later if you save your ticket. If you leave an outdoor concert to grab a sweater from your car, they'll readmit you when you show the ink stamp on your hand. A hospital might readmit a patient who's been released only to have their symptoms get much worse. And colleges often readmit students who've taken a leave of absence. Readmit uses the "again" prefix re-, with admit, from the Latin root admittere, "to allow to enter."

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However, a lawyer for Lumumba, Carlo Pacelli, argued to readmit the disallowed documents as reference since Knox referred to them multiple times in her written statement.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2024

It is understood that Ms Abbott asked Sir Keir to readmit her to the Parliamentary Labour Party when he approached her after Wednesday's Prime Minister's Questions.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2024

But it withdrew its opposition to Saudi Arabia's initiative to readmit Syria to the pan-Arab body, saying it would not stand in the way of Arab consensus.

From Reuters • May 19, 2023

The Trump administration’s federal insurance agency issued guidance in March 2020 that said nursing homes should readmit COVID-positive residents only if the facilities could do so safely with isolation protocols that prevented transmission.

From Washington Times • May 17, 2023

He should have just slunk off to the attendance window, gotten his readmit, and gone to class.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman