- recommission
- recommission (v.) 1781, in reference to British Navy ships, from RE- (Cf. re-) "back, again" + COMMISSION (Cf. commission) (v.). Related: Recommissioned; recommissioning.
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Recommission — Re com*mis sion (r? k?m*m?sh?n), v. t. To commission again; to give a new commission to. [1913 Webster] Officers whose time of service had expired were to be recommissioned. Marshall. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
recommission — index reassign Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
recommission — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
recommission — n., v.t. * * * … Universalium
recommission — verb a) To give a new commission or to validate an existing commission. They recommissioned the unused furnace, practically rebuilding it in the process. b) To put back in service (undoing decommissioning) … Wiktionary
recommission — verb commission again … English new terms dictionary
recommission — re·commission … English syllables
recommission — re com•mis′sion n. v. t … From formal English to slang
recommission — /rikəˈmɪʃən/ (say reekuh mishuhn) verb (t) to commission again …
recommission — I. |rē+ transitive verb Etymology: re + commission : to commission again II. noun 1. : the action of recommissioning or state of being recommissioned 2. : recommitment … Useful english dictionary
