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Alteration vs Recondition - What's the difference?

alteration | recondition |

As a noun alteration

is alteration.

As a verb recondition is

to restore to a functional state, or to a condition resembling the original.

alteration

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of altering or making different.
  • * 1594 , , Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity ,
  • alteration , though it be from worse to better, hath in it inconveniences…
  • The state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of a thing; changed condition.
  • * 1892 , ,
  • …and I saw by the alteration in your face that a train of thought had been started.
    (Webster 1913)

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    recondition

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To restore to a functional state, or to a condition resembling the original.
  • When reconditioning antique furniture, it is important to try to preserve as much of the original finish as possible.

    Synonyms

    *(restore to functional or near original state ): fix, refurbish, repair, restore

    Derived terms

    * reconditioner

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