recondition

[ ree-kuhn-dish-uhn ]

verb (used with object)

1. to restore to a good or satisfactory condition; repair; make over.

recondition

/ ˌriːkənˈdɪʃən /

verb

1. tr to restore to good condition or working order

   to recondition an engine

Derived Forms

• reconˈditioned, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of recondition¹

First recorded in 1915–20; re- + condition

Example Sentences

Employees came in on a Saturday to produce extra WD-40 to meet the needs of disaster victims, to recondition flood- and rain-damaged vehicles and equipment.

From Popular-Science

It is time for the Israeli leadership to recondition their thinking process and adopt new pragmatic strategies towards Gaza.

From The Daily Beast

The Rehab Shop was equipped not only to recondition machines but to test them.

From Project Gutenberg

Teach a man to kill, as in war, and then you have to recondition him later.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• fix up
• refit
• refurbish
• remodel
• resuscitate