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recondition

[ ree-kuh n-dish-uh n ]
/ ˌri kənˈdɪʃ ən /
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verb (used with object)

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

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Origin of recondition

First recorded in 1915–20; re- + condition

Words nearby recondition

reconcile, reconciliate, reconciliation, reconciliatory, recondite, recondition, reconfigure, reconfirm, reconnaissance, reconnaissance car, reconnaissance satellite
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Words related to recondition

remodel, resuscitate, refurbish, refit, repair, restore, reinvigorate, furbish, recreate, revamp, transform, renovate, reopen, revitalize, spruce, freshen, modernize, overhaul, regenerate, rejuvenate

Example sentences from the Web for recondition

  • 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|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 orderto recondition an engine

Derived forms of recondition

reconditioned, adjective
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