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reconvert

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ɹiːˈkɒnvɜː(ɹ)t/
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  • /ˌɹiːkənˈvɜː(ɹ)t/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A person who has been reconverted.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To convert again, convert back.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ambitransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: deconvert, restore, reconvert, regress, rehabilitate, restitute, revert, roll back

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To convert.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: develop, evolve, convert, draw, metamorphize, metamorphose, reconvert, shift, transfigurate, transfigure, transform, transmogrify, transmute, transume

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

convert back

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Hollywood is reconverting old films

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: convert

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Latin convertōder. Old French convertirbor. Middle English converten English convert English reconvert From re- + convert.