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reconvert

American  
[ree-kuhn-vurt] / ˌri kənˈvɜrt /

verb (used with object)

  1. to convert again.

  2. to change back to a previous form, opinion, character, or function.


reconvert British  
/ ˌriːkənˈvɜːʃən, ˌriːkənˈvɜːt /

verb

  1. to change (something) back to a previous state or form

  2. to bring (someone) back to his or her former religion

  3. property law to convert back (property previously converted) into its original form, as land into money and vice versa See also conversion

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of reconvert

First recorded in 1605–15; re- + convert 1

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First, we should reconvert missile tubes on our ballistic-missile submarines.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 15, 2026

The vessel will reconvert LNG to gas which will then be fed into the Finnish network for distribution.

From Seattle Times Dec. 28, 2022

Industries across the world had to reconvert their machinery and processes to begin producing consumer items again, causing continued unemployment.

From Textbooks Dec. 14, 2022

He added it should be possible to reconvert such infrastructure to hydrogen, to reconcile "short term needs with long term climate needs".

From Reuters Jun. 26, 2022

While they plotted how to reconvert me, I plotted how to let them.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

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