"recombobulate" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: recombobulates [present, singular, third-person], recombobulating [participle, present], recombobulated [participle, past], recombobulated [past]
Etymology: Jocular formation from re- and discombobulate. Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: transitive, uncommon
    Sense id: en-recombobulate-en-verb-j0Ovu71K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with re-, English terms suffixed with -ate Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 60 40 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate: 66 34
  2. (intransitive) To (come to) think clearly again; to reorient oneself; to get (oneself) back into working order. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-recombobulate-en-verb-Ifnxpyej Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: combobulate Related terms: recombobulation

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "Jocular formation from re- and discombobulate.",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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          "text": "1992, Natty Bumppo Lonely Hearts\nPlease allow me to recombobulate you. Your portrait “Oneside of Natty” frightens me as much as Amy’s sketch."
        },
        {
          "text": "2002 April 14, Jeff Westbrook, “The 30% Iron Chef”, Futurama, season 3, episode 22, Fox Broadcasting Company\nZoidberg: Aw, I’ll never recombobulate this ship!"
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        {
          "ref": "2011, Nicole Peeler, Eye of the Tempest: Jane True Series: Book Four, unnumbered page",
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        "(transitive, uncommon) To cause to think clearly again; to reorient; to put back into working order."
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        {
          "text": "2005, Stephin Merritt, The Paris Review Book of People with Problems\nYou need a little time to recombobulate is all."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2010 September 13, Rumpelstiltskin, “Bashing Bush and Boehner Won’t Work”, in soc.retirement (Usenet)",
          "text": "Luckily I was in the car when I drove in, so I had time to recombobulate before I got out, and didn't make any comment about the bible verses.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2011, Dena Mendes, A Survivor's Guide to Kicking Cancer's Ass, page 99",
          "text": "Before I talk about specific tips to recombobulate, I want to emphasize something: We are so much more than doctors tell us we are.",
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        "To (come to) think clearly again; to reorient oneself; to get (oneself) back into working order."
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        "(intransitive) To (come to) think clearly again; to reorient oneself; to get (oneself) back into working order."
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          "text": "1992, Natty Bumppo Lonely Hearts\nPlease allow me to recombobulate you. Your portrait “Oneside of Natty” frightens me as much as Amy’s sketch."
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          "text": "2002 April 14, Jeff Westbrook, “The 30% Iron Chef”, Futurama, season 3, episode 22, Fox Broadcasting Company\nZoidberg: Aw, I’ll never recombobulate this ship!"
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          "ref": "2010 September 13, Rumpelstiltskin, “Bashing Bush and Boehner Won’t Work”, in soc.retirement (Usenet)",
          "text": "Luckily I was in the car when I drove in, so I had time to recombobulate before I got out, and didn't make any comment about the bible verses.",
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        {
          "ref": "2011, Dena Mendes, A Survivor's Guide to Kicking Cancer's Ass, page 99",
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