recond means to put away; to set apart. It carries an Arena rating of 1505, earned across 23 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, recond ranks #644 of 17,132 for Most Betrayed by Its Sound, #2,279 of 17,151 for The Improbable, #2,576 of 17,143 for Best Fossil-Poetry Words, #4,450 of 17,142 for Most Ingenious Words.
recond is pronounced /ˈɹɛkənd/.
Why “recond” is a great word
To put away or set apart, especially in a concealed or secure place. From Latin *recondō*, from *re-* ("again") + *condō* ("to build, to form; to store; to conceal"), first attested in English c. 1608. Unlike "conceal," which emphasizes hiding to keep secret, or "store," which implies orderly safekeeping for future use, to recond is to perform a deliberate, archival act of removal. It is the librarian locking a fragile folio in a climate-controlled vault, the apothecary sealing a potent tincture in a lead-glass vial, or the quiet folding of a cherished letter into a coat's hidden pocket—a ritual of preservation that honors an object by placing it beyond the reach of ordinary time.
Etymology
From Latin recondō (“to put back, to reestablish; to put away, to hide”), from re- (“again”) + condō (“to build, to form; to store; to conceal”).
verb
- To put away; to set apart.
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