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recombobulates

recombobulates is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 recombobulates

What is recombobulates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Recombobulates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of recombobulate.

Words near recombobulates in the dictionary

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

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