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reconstruct
[ ree-kuhn-struhkt ]
verb (used with object)
- to construct again; rebuild; make over:
The church was burned in 1895, but reconstructed in 1897.
- to re-create in the mind from given or available information:
The first step in solving this crime was to reconstruct the events of the murder.
- to cause to abandon earlier positions, beliefs, etc.; cause to adjust to new or current situations:
He's a reconstructed man with progressive views on gender equality.
The protesters and resisters refuse to be reconstructed.
- Historical Linguistics. to arrive at (hypothetical earlier forms of words, phonemic systems, etc.) by comparison of data from a later language or group of related languages.
reconstruct
/ ˌriːkənˈstrʌkt /
verb
- to construct or form again; rebuild
to reconstruct a Greek vase from fragments
- to form a picture of (a crime, past event, etc) by piecing together evidence or acting out a version of what might have taken place
Derived Forms
- ˌreconˈstructible, adjective
- ˌreconˈstruction, noun
- ˌreconˈstructive, adjective
- ˌreconˈstructor, noun
Other Words From
- recon·structi·ble adjective
- recon·structor recon·structer noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of reconstruct1
Example Sentences
"With this new information, we can better reconstruct the last 1,500 years of horse breeding history and evolution."
Being able to reconstruct a tropical cyclone's wind field provides valuable data that experts can use to determine how severe the storm will be.
The study aimed to digitally reconstruct the brain of the bird, which it has named Navaornis hestiae, to determine the evolutionary origins of the modern avian brain.
Artificial intelligence is then used to help reconstruct the facial feature, with the design later created with a 3D printer.
Serbian media quoted Railway Infrastructure of Serbia, the body responsible for the concrete canopy, as saying that it was not reconstructed with the station.
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