deconvert

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Definition of deconvert in English English dictionary

To change a building that has been converted to a new use back to its original use; specifically to change a house that has been converted into apartments or flats back to a single-family dwelling

We've done a reasonably good job of trying to deconvert back to an owner-occupied setting.

To undergo a deconversion from a religion, faith or belief or (transitive) to induce (someone) to reject a particular religion, faith, or belief

Some older adherents of Kaharingan reportedly deconvert from the traditional faith to Christianity for fear that their offspring will not conduct proper mortuary rituals on their behalf when it becomes necessary.

To revert or (transitive) to restore

To generate the MA corresponding to a UNL graph, generate an “extended instance” of the UNL graph for each possible variant in that language, deconvert these UNL graphs, then continue as with normal translation.

An apostate

To undergo a deconversion from a religion, faith or belief or to induce (someone) to reject a particular religion, faith, or belief

To revert or to restore

Etymology

() From de- + convert