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recombobulated

recombobulated is the simple past and past participle of recombobulate.

Meaning of recombobulate

Verb

recombobulate (third-person singular simple present recombobulates, present participle recombobulating, simple past and past participle recombobulated)

  1. (transitive, uncommon) To cause to think clearly again; to reorient; to put back into working order.
    • Please allow me to recombobulate you. Your portrait “Oneside of Natty” frightens me as much as Amy’s sketch.1992, Natty Bumppo Lonely Hearts
  2. (intransitive) To (come to) think clearly again; to reorient oneself; to get (oneself) back into working order.
    • You need a little time to recombobulate is all.2005, Stephin Merritt, The Paris Review Book of People with Problems

Questions about recombobulated

What is recombobulated the simple past and past participle of?
Recombobulated is the simple past and past participle of recombobulate.

Words near recombobulated in the dictionary

  1. recombinogenic
  2. recombinogenicity
  3. recombinosome
  4. recombinosomes
  5. recombobulate
  6. recombobulated
  7. recombobulates
  8. recombobulating
  9. recombobulation
  10. recombogenic
  11. recombs

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