reconduct

re·con·duct
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UK/ˌɹiːkənˈdʌkt/US/ˌɹikənˈdʌkt/

verb

To conduct again or back.

“reconduct the orchestra”

Scrabble 14

Meanings

verbreconduct (third-person singular simple present reconducts, present participle reconducting, simple past and past participle reconducted)

present singular third person reconducts · participle present reconducting · participle past reconducted · past reconducted

  1. transitiveTo conduct again or back.

    reconduct the orchestra

    1 more example

    Spirit, who art thou? and from whence arriv'd? / […] / Amidſt this new creation want'ſt a guide, / To reconduct thy ſteps?

    1674 (date written), John Dryden, The State of Innocence, and Fall of Man: An Opera. […], London: […] T[homas] N[ewcomb] for Henry Herringman, […], published 1677, →OCLC, Act II, page 11

Origin

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APA

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MLA

“reconduct.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconduct. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reconduct,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconduct.

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