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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(humorous) To compose (oneself); to compose, organize, design, or arrange; to reverse the effect of discombobulation..
After losing his train of thought, the teacher took a deep breath and attempted to combobulate himself.
"I guess it would be better to try to make a Chanute glider—just a pair of sup'rimposed planes, instead of one all combobulated like a bat's wings, like Lilienthal's glider was..."
...I thought we might do better if she had a moment to combobulate herself on her own terms.
If he could not measure and scale and combobulate, a computer could do it.
Alexa climbed grudgingly into the back and their father said to just hold on now while we get ourselves combobulated and handed Alyssa a brimming cup of Dunkin' Donuts coffee.
To keep things not unnecessarily combobulated and focused and the game face on for those that needed me still...
"It's nothing—I was just combobulating my thoughts."
"Well, please combobulate yourself, Father."
Use combobulate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Combobulate means (humorous) To compose (oneself); to compose, organize, design, or arrange; to reverse the effect of discombobulation..
Common synonyms include recombobulate.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
After losing his train of thought, the teacher took a deep breath and attempted to combobulate himself.
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