If re- means “back,” what does remitted mean in the following sentence?

Because her illness was getting worse, she was remitted to the hospital.

written back

driven back

sent back

placed back

1 answer

In the context of the sentence "Because her illness was getting worse, she was remitted to the hospital," the most accurate interpretation of "remitted" would be "sent back." Here, "remitted" means that she was sent back to the hospital due to the worsening condition of her illness.

So the correct answer is:

sent back