recommits

Dedicates oneself anew

Recommits means to commit again.

Someone who recommits to a goal renews their dedication after wavering: After the relapse, she recommitted to sobriety.

In legislative contexts, to recommit a bill is to send it back to committee for further consideration.

The word also applies to recommitting someone to an institution or recommitting a crime.

pledging

vow

Solemn personal commitment

reaffirm · renew · swear · covenant · pledge · repledge · allegiance · avowal · bond · assurance

dedication

devotion

Deep, loyal commitment

allegiance · zeal · fervor · passion · service · diligence · earnestness · sincerity · honor · sacrifice

persistence

perseverance

Sustained resolve despite obstacles

endurance · resilience · grit · fortitude · willpower · doggedness · stamina · steadfastness · patience · diligence

renewal

fresh start

Opportunity to restart unburdened

revitalize · rejuvenate · rebirth · resurgence · reinvigorate · renaissance · revival · reformation · begin again · second chance

Opposites
dedication/allegiance

recommitsabandons

Ceases to support

renounces · forsakes · withdraws · retracts · disavows

persistence vs. cessation

recommitsquits

Voluntarily stops or departs

gives up · surrenders · relents · stops · ceases

institutional action (legal/criminal)

recommitsreleases

Lets go or publishes

discharges · frees · liberates · acquits · paroles

Family

recommit, recommitted, recommitting, recommitment, precommitment, precommitted, recommitments, precommits

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