recondition

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌrikənˈdɪʃən/ UK /ˌriːkənˈdɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to restore to good or working condition

The garage reconditioned the engine to near-new performance.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to restore to good or... restore refurbish renovate overhaul repair revamprehabilitate

Opposites

wreck ruin damage

Word family

Derived forms reconditionedreconditioningreconditioner

Related forms condition conditionalconditioner

Etymology

From re- ('again') + condition, the latter from Latin condicio ('agreement, condition'), from condicere ('to agree upon'), from con- ('together') + dicere ('to say').

re- Latin condicio Latin dicere Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# recondition

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˌrikənˈdɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌriːkənˈdɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. to restore to good or working condition

## Examples
- The garage reconditioned the engine to near-new performance.

## Synonyms
- restore
- refurbish
- renovate
- overhaul
- repair
- revamp
- rehabilitate

## Antonyms
- wreck
- ruin
- damage

## Derived Forms
- reconditioned
- reconditioning
- reconditioner

## Related Forms
- condition
- conditional
- conditioner

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: re-
- Root: condicio
- Root: dicere

## Etymology
From re- ('again') + condition, the latter from Latin condicio ('agreement, condition'), from condicere ('to agree upon'), from con- ('together') + dicere ('to say').

## AI Etymology
Recondition is from re- ('again') + condition, the latter from Latin condicio ('agreement, condition'), from condicere ('to agree upon'), from con- ('together') + dicere ('to say'). Important recorded forms include re- (Latin), condicio (Latin), and dicere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to restore to good or working condition. The wider family includes derived forms such as reconditioned, reconditioning, and reconditioner and related words such as condition, conditional, and conditioner.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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