Reconverted

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Returned to an earlier state, condition, or belief after having changed away from it
2. Changed back to a former condition or way of thinking that was previously abandoned
3. Reinstated to a prior status, belief, or form following a period of alteration

Etymology: "Reconverted" is the past form of "reconvert," which is built from the prefix "re-" ("again" or "back") and "convert." That second part traces back to Latin "convertere," meaning "to turn around" or "to turn completely," formed from "com-" (an intensive, "together" in its origins) and "vertere" ("to turn"). The Latin verb passed into Old French as "convertir" and then into Middle English as "converten," so the English "convert" carries the sense of turning from one state to another, which "reconvert" then reverses. The word's core image is physical turning. Latin "vertere" is the root behind many English words that describe rotation or change of direction, including "reverse," "versatile," and "vertex." Adding "re-" to "convert" gives the sense of turning back again, so something that was changed is turned back toward where it started.

Synonyms: converted again, transformed back

Antonyms: original, unconverted