recondition

[ ree-kuhn-dish-uhn ]

See synonyms for: recondition reconditioned on Thesaurus.com

verb (used with object)

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

Origin of recondition

First recorded in 1915–20; re- + condition

Words Nearby recondition

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How to use recondition in a sentence

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.
20 ingenious uses for WD-40 | By Bill Heavey/Field & Stream | February 11, 2021 | Popular-Science
It is time for the Israeli leadership to recondition their thinking process and adopt new pragmatic strategies towards Gaza.
The End Of Deterrence | Nervana Mahmoud | November 13, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
The Rehab Shop was equipped not only to recondition machines but to test them.
The Machine That Saved The World | William Fitzgerald Jenkins
Teach a man to kill, as in war, and then you have to recondition him later.
The Time Traders | Andre Norton

British Dictionary definitions for recondition

recondition

/ (ˌriːkənˈdɪʃən) /

verb

(tr) to restore to good condition or working order: to recondition an engine

Derived forms of recondition

reconditioned, adjective

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