Meaning & use

readmitted

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Allowed to enter or join again after having been excluded or having left.

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The student was readmitted to the university after appealing her suspension.

The patient was readmitted to the hospital two days after being discharged.

A note on using this word

Frequently used in medicine, where a 'readmission' soon after discharge is tracked as a measure of care quality.

Words with a similar meaning

reinstatedreaccepted

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Words with an opposite meaning

expelledexcluded

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