reconvert
Return to original
To reconvert is to convert back to a previous state, form, or belief.
A factory reconverts from wartime to peacetime production.
A building reconverts from apartments to condominiums.
Someone who left a religion and later returned has reconverted.
After the war, the plant reconverted to manufacturing automobiles.
Update existing equipment
- retoolUpdate machinery or methods
- repurposeAdapt for new use
- refitEquip again for service
- reconfigureAlter system arrangement
reclaim · factory · plant · facility · manufacturing · machinery · equipment · warehouse
Return to earlier condition
- apostasyRenunciation of former beliefs
- proselyteReligious convert, especially Jewish
- lapsedEnded through neglect
- backslideRevert to bad habits
faith · believer · congregation · baptize · confirm · catechumen · denomination · church
retrofit
Update existing equipment
reconfigure · reclaim · factory · plant · facility · manufacturing · machinery · equipment · warehouse · mill
revert
Return to earlier condition
- apostasyRenunciation of former beliefs
- proselyteReligious convert, especially Jewish
- lapsedEnded through neglect
backslide · faith · believer · congregation · baptize · confirm · catechumen · denomination · church · mosque
reformat
Change layout or structure
retransform · downgrade · rollback · legacy · compatibility · codec · analog · digital · format · restore
exchange
Mutual giving and receiving
- redenominateChange currency's face value
- dollarizeAdopt US currency officially
- pegWooden pin for fastening
float · devalue · revalue · forex · monetary · tender · banknote · coinage · bullion · gold-standard