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Definition of "reconvert" [re•con•vert]

  • To undergo or cause to undergo conversion to a previous state or condition. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "reconvert" in a sentence
  • "Interestingly, it's almost hip now to claim converso ancestry, and there has been something of a movement among people claiming converso ancestry to "reconvert" -- or restore themselves -- to the faith of their very distant fathers."
  • "Some of these were houses of Christians residing in relief shelters, burnt by Hindu extremists as retaliation for the Christian refusal to 'reconvert' to Hinduism."
  • "The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has reportedly drawn up an elaborate plan to counter the activities of Christian missionaries in the country and "reconvert" those who have adopted their faith."