reconvert

[ ree-kuh n-vurt ]

/ ˌri kənˈvɜrt /

to convert again.

to change back to a previous form, opinion, character, or function.

Origin of reconvert

First recorded in 1605–15; re- + convert¹

re·con·ver·sion, noun re·con·vert·er, noun

The most serious difficulty in the path of reconversion and expansion is the establishment of a fair wage structure.

State of the Union Addresses of Harry S. Truman |Harry S. Truman
Every distillation consists of two operations: The conversion of liquid into vapor, and the reconversion of the vapor into liquid.

A Practical Handbook on the Distillation of Alcohol from Farm Products |F. B. Wright
When he returned to England he was imprisoned, and many efforts were made to obtain his reconversion without success.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 8 |Various
When it returns, there is a reconversion of the potential into the actual.

Fragments of science, V. 1-2 |John Tyndall

With the beginning of reconversion these developments have been reversed.

State of the Union Addresses of Harry S. Truman |Harry S. Truman

reconvert

/ (ˌriːkənˈvɜːt) /

to change (something) back to a previous state or form

to bring (someone) back to his or her former religion

property law to convert back (property previously converted) into its original form, as land into money and vice versa See also conversion (def. 5)

reconversion (ˌriːkənˈvɜːʃən), noun