reconstitute

[ ree-kon-sti-toot, -tyoot ]
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verb (used with object),re·con·sti·tut·ed, re·con·sti·tut·ing.
  1. to constitute again; reconstruct; recompose.

  2. to return (a dehydrated or concentrated food or other substance) to the liquid state by adding water: to reconstitute a bouillon cube with hot water.

verb (used without object),re·con·sti·tut·ed, re·con·sti·tut·ing.
  1. to undergo reconstitution; become reconstituted.

Origin of reconstitute

1
First recorded in 1805–15; re- + constitute

Other words from reconstitute

  • re·con·sti·tu·ent [ree-kuhn-stich-oo-uhnt], /ˌri kənˈstɪtʃ u ənt/, adjective, noun
  • re·con·sti·tut·a·ble, re·con·sti·tut·i·ble [ree-kon-sti-too-tuh-buhl, -tyoo-], /riˌkɒn stɪˈtu tə bəl, -ˈtyu-/, adjective
  • re·con·sti·tu·tive, adjective
  • re·con·sti·tu·tion [ree-kon-sti-too-shuhn, -tyoo-], /riˌkɒn stɪˈtu ʃən, -ˈtyu-/, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for reconstitute

reconstitute

/ (riːˈkɒnstɪˌtjuːt) /


verb(tr)
  1. to restore (food, etc) to its former or natural state or a semblance of it, as by the addition of water to a concentrate: reconstituted lemon juice

  2. to reconstruct; form again

Derived forms of reconstitute

  • reconstituent (ˌriːkənˈstɪtjʊənt), adjective, noun
  • reconstitution, noun

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