reconstituted

[ ree-kon-sti-too-tid, -tyoo- ]

adjective

1. constituted again, especially of a liquid product made by adding water to dry solids from which the water has been evaporated:

   reconstituted orange juice.

Word History and Origins

Origin of reconstituted¹

First recorded in 1840–50; reconstitute + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Some documents linking Naumann to the killing, which had been shredded, were reconstituted using a purpose-built machine.

From BBC

The stories are reconstituted for spinoffs — “Dateline: Unforgettable” and “Dateline: The Smoking Gun” — which air on NBCUniversal’s true crime network Oxygen.

From Los Angeles Times

When Ware County reconstituted its election board in 2023, it removed two Black members who were Democrats and installed Republican Danny Bartlett as chair.

From Salon

The reconstituted British rock back has already locked in 19 sold-out shows in the U.K. and Ireland next year, kicking off the long-awaited tour in Cardiff on July 4.

From Los Angeles Times

Food is mostly reconstituted in packets, separated into different compartments by nation.

From BBC

Related Words

• reconstructed
• transformed