recombobulate

present singular third person recombobulates · participle present recombobulating · participle past recombobulated · past recombobulated

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

   1992, Natty Bumppo Lonely Hearts Please allow me to recombobulate you. Your portrait “Oneside of Natty” frightens me as much as Amy’s sketch.

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   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.

   2011, Nicole Peeler, Eye of the Tempest: Jane True Series: Book Four, unnumbered page

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

   2005, Stephin Merritt, The Paris Review Book of People with Problems You need a little time to recombobulate is all.

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   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.

   2010 September 13, Rumpelstiltskin, “Bashing Bush and Boehner Won’t Work”, in soc.retirement (Usenet)

   Before I talk about specific tips to recombobulate, I want to emphasize something: We are so much more than doctors tell us we are.

   2011, Dena Mendes, A Survivor's Guide to Kicking Cancer's Ass, page 99