recondition

verb

ˌrē-kən-ˈdi-shən How to pronounce recondition (audio)
Definition of reconditionnext
as in to repair
to put into good shape or working order again asked my neighbor to help me recondition the old tractor for use on the family farm

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Recent Examples of recondition The ship was raised in 1869 and reconditioned. — Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 16 Feb. 2026 While fans wait for the ice to be reconditioned before the start of the women's speedskating 500-meter final, Bach, the IOC president from 2013-25, was interviewed by an in-arena public-address announcer. — Sean Nevin, NBC news, 15 Feb. 2026 The ship was raised in 1869, and reconditioned. — Todd Richmond, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026 Before its sale, the bottle was reconditioned at the distillery; that bespoke label was re-adhered and the cork and capsule of the bottle replaced. — Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for recondition
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recondition
  1. repair
  2. rebuild
  3. reconstruct
  4. fix
Verb
  • The team announced after Monday’s practice that Tyler Smith, its best offensive lineman and arguably the top offensive guard in the game, will be out four to six weeks after needing left thumb surgery to repair damaged ligaments.
    — Zak Keefer, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The company employs about 850 people, does hundreds of millions of dollars in infrastructure work around the Northeast, and is frequently Connecticut’s choice on big-ticket contracts to construct schools, rebuild highways or repair bridges.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of repair
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  • The barrages prompted Putin last month to decree that the state temporarily can seize control of critical infrastructure facilities if private owners fail to protect them from Ukrainian drone attacks or don’t rebuild them after strikes.
    — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Though the hotel burned down twice, it was rebuilt following the more recent fire of 1925; its present-day structure is inspired by Rome’s Villa Medici.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of rebuild
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  • From Mexico, Morales García could do little more than wait while his attorneys tried to reconstruct the paper trail of his life.
    — María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Creating an accurate transcript, pairing it with a concise summary and storing both in a consistent, searchable system allows future teams to build on previous thinking rather than reconstruct it.
    — Beth Worthy, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of reconstruct
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  • New York Yankees fans spent the last three months convincing themselves that Aaron Judge riding in like the White Knight was going to fix every single problem in the Bronx.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026
  • North Carolina Bobby Petrino has fixed all the offensive ills.
    — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of fix

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“Recondition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recondition. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.

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