ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Reconvert

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˌɹiːkənˈvɜː(ɹ)t/ · Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Reconvert is a verb meaning (ambitransitive) To convert again, convert back.

Meaning

(ambitransitive) To convert again, convert back.

More Meanings

  1. (transitive) To convert.
  2. A person who has been reconverted.

Example Sentences

In ancient days the hill had been a beacon station, and it was reconverted to this purpose in time of war.
This epiſtle dyd ſaynt Peter wryte to the Hethen that we reconuerted ⁊ exhorteth thẽ to ſtonde faſt in the fayth[…]
Fifteen engines were reconverted from oil to coal burning, and it is intended to deal similarly with all other such engines.
A small room, which had been converted into a laboratory, was now reconverted into chaos. A gas-jet burnt yet among the ruins.

Word Forms

Synonyms for reconvert

Depending on context, synonyms include restore, regress, rehabilitate, restitute, revert, develop.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include restructure, convert, transform, commute, turn, translate.

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