recondition
verb
re·con·di·tion
ˌrē-kən-ˈdi-shən 
reconditioned; reconditioning; reconditions
1
: to restore to good condition (as by replacing parts)
2
: to condition (a person, a person's attitudes, etc.) anew
also
: to reinstate (a response) in an organism
Examples of recondition in a Sentence
He reconditioned the old car.
asked my neighbor to help me recondition the old tractor for use on the family farm
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Unfortunately, many wind up being reconditioned to some degree and sold to unsuspecting consumers.
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Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Trains roll into the facilities, where they are disassembled, reconditioned to near-factory specifications, and then sent back out into a railroad that functions as New York’s vascular system, pumping more than a billion riders across 345 million miles each year, 24 hours a day, every day.
—David Waldstein, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024
Funding models have evolved, money for renovations has started to flow, and thousands of apartments have already been reconditioned.
—Curbed, 9 Jan. 2024
Macallan also worked with Sotheby’s to recondition the capsule of the most recent Valerio Adami bottle to go up for sale.
—Mark Littler, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
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Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Trains roll into the facilities, where they are disassembled, reconditioned to near-factory specifications, and then sent back out into a railroad that functions as New York’s vascular system, pumping more than a billion riders across 345 million miles each year, 24 hours a day, every day.
—David Waldstein, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024
Funding models have evolved, money for renovations has started to flow, and thousands of apartments have already been reconditioned.
—Curbed, 9 Jan. 2024
Macallan also worked with Sotheby’s to recondition the capsule of the most recent Valerio Adami bottle to go up for sale.
—Mark Littler, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
See all Example Sentences for recondition
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“Recondition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recondition. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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recondition
verb
re·con·di·tion
ˌrē-kən-ˈdish-ən
: to return to good condition
reconditioned a used car
Medical Definition
recondition
transitive verb
re·con·di·tion
ˌrē-kən-ˈdish-ən
1
: to restore to good condition and especially to good physical and mental condition
recondition an athlete after severe knee injuries
2
: to condition anew
also
: to reinstate (a response) in an organism
recondition an emotional response
reconditioning
noun
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