Question

If re- means “back,” what does remitted mean in the following sentence? because her illness was getting worse, she was remitted to the hospital. placed back sent back driven back written back

Answer 1

it means she went back to the hospital

Answer 2

Option B. In the sentence provided, the word "remitted" means "sent back".

Step-by-step explanation:

Considering the context of the rest of the sentence in which the term "remitted" has been used, the word meas to send back. To remit means to restore something to a previous condition. In the specific case of the sentence, an ill woman was remitted to the hospital, this is to say, was sent back to the hospital due to her illness not improving. By using the term "remitted" the author is making a reference that the woman has been at the hospital on a previous occasion and now was returning to it.