reconvert
Americanverb (used with object)
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to convert again.
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to change back to a previous form, opinion, character, or function.
verb
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to change (something) back to a previous state or form
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to bring (someone) back to his or her former religion
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property law to convert back (property previously converted) into its original form, as land into money and vice versa See also conversion
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Example Sentences
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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
Obiora looked up at him and intoned, “From darkest Africa now come missionaries who will reconvert the West.”
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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