reconvert

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌrikənˈvɜrt/ UK /ˌriːkənˈvɜːt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to convert back to a former state, form, or belief

The factory was reconverted to civilian production after the war.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to convert back to a former... revert change transform restore reverse

Word family

Derived forms reconvertedreconvertingreconversion

Related forms convert conversion convertible

Etymology

From re- ('back, again') + convert, from Latin convertere ('to turn around'), from con- ('together') + vertere ('to turn').

re- Latin convertere Latin vertere Latin

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# reconvert

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

## Meanings
1. to convert back to a former state, form, or belief

## Examples
- The factory was reconverted to civilian production after the war.

## Synonyms
- revert
- change
- transform
- restore
- reverse

## Derived Forms
- reconverted
- reconverting
- reconversion

## Related Forms
- convert
- conversion
- convertible

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: re-
- Root: convertere
- Root: vertere

## Etymology
From re- ('back, again') + convert, from Latin convertere ('to turn around'), from con- ('together') + vertere ('to turn').

## AI Etymology
Reconvert comes from re- ('back, again') + convert, from Latin convertere ('to turn around'), from con- ('together') + vertere ('to turn'). The prefix supplies the first semantic turn, while the base carries the lexical core of the word. As a verb, it means "to convert back to a former state, form, or belief", so the modern sense keeps the older action or relation visible. Relevant historical forms include Latin re-, Latin convertere, and Latin vertere. Derivative forms include reconverted, reconverting, reconversion; related words include convert, conversion, convertible.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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