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Precondition vs Recondition - What's the difference?

precondition | recondition |

As verbs the difference between precondition and recondition

is that precondition is (medicine|biology) to condition in advance while recondition is to restore to a functional state, or to a condition resembling the original.

As a noun precondition

is a requirement which must be satisfied before taking a course of action.

precondition

English

Noun

  • A requirement which must be satisfied before taking a course of action.
    • A marriage licence is a precondition for a wedding.

    Derived terms

    * preconditional

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (medicine, biology) To condition in advance
  • * {{quote-journal, 1996, C. Weinbrenner et al., Loss of glycogen during preconditioning is not a prerequisite for protection of the rabbit heart , Basic Research in Cardiology, volume=91, issue=5 citation
    • , passage= The hearts were preconditioned by either ischemia or bradykinin or adenosine.}}

    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

    Anagrams

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