deconvert

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   An apostate.

2. 2

   To undergo a deconversion from a religion, faith or belief or (transitive) to induce…

   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.
   • They tried to deconvert him.
   • Oh, I'm not going to try to deconvert them. No! Let them keep their faith, if they like it.
3. 3

   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.
   • Most compression utilities...can convert and deconvert binhex files.
   • Other organisations have investigated similar technologies or are developing alternative technologies to deconvert UF₆ to a stable oxide UF₄ or metal form.
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   1. 4

      To change a building that has been converted to a new use back to its original use

      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.

      • The most effective injunction issued was to compel owners to deconvert buildings illegally converted to their original architectural structure.
      • The supply of furnished accommodation might decline because landlords faced with rent regulation would prefer to occupy the whole of the property themselves, leave it empty or, given a house price boom, deconvert for owner-occupation.

The neighborhood

• synonymdeconvert
• synonymreconvert
• synonymregress
• antonymtransmogrify
• neighborrevert
• neighboralter
• neighborcome back
• neighborreturn to form
• neighborbackslide
• neighbordevolve
• neighborretrogress
• neighborrelapse