Readmitting

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Permitting someone or something to enter or be accepted again after a previous departure or removal
2. Granting reentry or acceptance to an individual or entity that was previously dismissed or exited
3. Allowing the return or renewed admission of a person or thing that had earlier been excluded or left

Etymology: "Readmitting" is the present participle of "readmit," and it is about as transparent as English compounds get: the re- meaning "again" attached to "admit," so the verb means to let someone in a second time. The prefix comes from Latin "re-," and "admit" traces back through Latin "admittere," literally "to send to" or "let in," built from "ad-" (toward) and "mittere" (to send), which is also the source of "mission" and "emit." The base verb "admit" reached English through Old French, which had inherited the Latin word, and it carried the sense of allowing entry, whether into a building, a company, or a set of ideas. Its meaning later stretched to include confessing a fact, which is why "admit" can mean both opening a door and acknowledging a truth.

Synonyms: reinstating, reaccepting, rehabilitating, restoring, reintroducing

Antonyms: expelling, banning, excluding, rejecting, denying