Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

recombobulate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-com-bob-u-late
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause to think clearly again; to reorient; to put back into working order.

Transitive verb

verb

To (come to) think clearly again; to reorient oneself; to get (oneself) back into working order.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"1992, Natty Bumppo Lonely Hearts Please allow me to recombobulate you. Your portrait “Oneside of Natty” frightens me as much as Amy’s sketch."
"2002 April 14, Jeff Westbrook, “The 30% Iron Chef”, Futurama, season 3, episode 22, Fox Broadcasting Company Zoidberg: Aw, I’ll never recombobulate this ship!"
"I was watching the little birdies fly in front of my eyes, so it took me a second to re-combobulate myself."
"2005, Stephin Merritt, The Paris Review Book of People with Problems You need a little time to recombobulate is all."
"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."
"Before I talk about specific tips to recombobulate, I want to emphasize something: We are so much more than doctors tell us we are."

Etymology

Jocular formation from re- and discombobulate.

Usage

Inflected Forms

recombobulates (present, singular) recombobulating (participle, present) recombobulated (participle, past) recombobulated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

recombobulation

Synonyms

combobulate

Antonyms

discombobulate

Questions

What does recombobulate mean?: To cause to think clearly again; to reorient; to put back into working order.
Where does recombobulate come from?: Jocular formation from re- and discombobulate.

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