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deconvert

  • /diːˈkɒnvɜːt/ US
  • /diːkənˈvɜːt/ US

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)t, -ɒnvə(ɹ)t

noun deconverts

  1. An apostate.

verb deconverts · deconverting · deconverted

  1. intransitive To undergo a deconversion from a religion, faith or belief or (transitive) to induce (someone) to reject a particular religion, faith, or belief. She has deconverted from Christianity, Islam, Judaism, etc.
  2. intransitive To revert or (transitive) to restore. We must arrange to deconvert chartered vessels if the owner so desires. He may want them put back in the same condition as when chartered.

    Similar: reconvert, roll back, deconvert, rehabilitate, restitute, restore, revert

  3. transitive To change a building that has been converted to a new use back to its original use; specifically to change a house that has been converted into apartments or flats back to a single-family dwelling. 1963, William E Glynn, Leadership Roles read in Paul Vernon Betters (editor), City Problems: The Annual Proceedings of the United States Conference of Mayors, City Problems: The Annual Proceedings of the United States Conference of Mayors, p. 86, Roofs were repaired, houses were painted, and rooming

Similar: deconvert, reconvert, regress · Opposite: transmogrify

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Similar: deconvert, reconvert, regress · Opposite: transmogrify

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@misc{deconvert_2026,
  title = {deconvert},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deconvert},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}