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combobulate

verb

Etymology

Back-formation from discombobulate.

Definitions

  1. To compose (oneself)

    To compose (oneself); to compose, organize, design, or arrange; to reverse the effect of discombobulation.

    • After losing his train of thought, the teacher took a deep breath and attempted to combobulate himself.
    • "I guess it would be better to try to make a Chanute glider—just a pair of sup'rimposed planes, instead of one all combobulated like a bat's wings, like Lilienthal's glider was..."
    • ...I thought we might do better if she had a moment to combobulate herself on her own terms.

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