to recondition
3
5.4
- verb
- /ˌriːkənˈdɪʃən/
:
reacondicionar
- He decided to recondition his old bicycle to make it rideable again.
- reconditioned mattress
- reconditioned car
- buying a reconditioned
Examples
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Recyclers now will be more inclined to pick up the CRTs and recondition them for sale abroad.
Academic text (1998) -
Amazon still works; I have a wireless laptop, which is pretty nifty, and being reconditioned was not too expensive.
Blog text (33) -
You'll recondition her for sea.
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Call Mike, have him recondition the ones we've got now... and we'll put those three new ones on the street tonight.
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I just paid to get this boat reconditioned.
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You will be reconditioned and returned to rotation.
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Mr. Christian, you will remain onboard in charge of reconditioning the ship.
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Most of the vessels used in the former shallow well treatment plant were reconditioned and installed in the new plant.
Academic text (2003) -
Then Walter took her for rides in his reconditioned Olds convertible.
Fiction book (1994) -
In August 2008, Wilson found a job without Remploy's help at local firm Ross Care, which reconditions and distributes wheelchairs, but left after three months, alleging he was exposed to paint fumes that affected his breathing.
Academic text (2009)
Synonyms
485
2.8
Make something again after it is damaged or destroyed
219
3.5
Return something like a painting or building to its original working condition
76
3.8
To repair and improve a building or room so it looks new again
33
3.9
Build again something that was damaged or destroyed
31
4.6
To make something clean and like new by fixing or decorating it
9
4.9
To repair and return a building or system to good condition
2
3.7
To fix a building or object so it is usable again
Antonyms
How Restored
73
5.1
31
4.6
3
5.4
365
1.0
- Specialized
75
3.8
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Recondition joins re- ('again') and condition ('state' or 'shape'), so it means to put something back into a good state by repairing or restoring it.