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 [ree-kuhn-dish-uhn]   Origin

re·con·di·tion

   [ree-kuhn-dish-uhn]
verb (used with object)
to restore to a good or satisfactory condition; repair; make over.
Origin:
1915–20; re- + condition
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recondition (ˌriːkənˈdɪʃən)
 
—vb
(tr) to restore to good condition or working order: to recondition an engine
 
recon'ditioned
 
—adj

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recondition
1920, from re- "back, again" + condition (v.).
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