reconstitution
Americannoun
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the act, process, or result of putting the elements of something back together into a whole; reconstruction.
Although places and events are concrete, our mental reconstitutions of them are often inaccurate.
The restorative work aimed at a full reconstitution of the building’s medieval character, including furniture and other objects.
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the act or process of returning a dehydrated or concentrated food or other substance to its normal liquid state by adding water.
In the Apollo moon program of the late 1960s, hot water was available for rapid reconstitution of freeze-dried foods by the astronauts.
Etymology
Origin of reconstitution
First recorded in 1755–65; 1915–20 reconstitution for def. 2; re- ( def. ) + constitution ( def. )
Example Sentences
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But Cole’s framing was also correct; sometimes what is needed is reconstitution, a “new birth of freedom.”
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026
In June, the Russell Index reconstitution shifted tech giants Amazon, Apple and Microsoft partially or further into the Russell 1000 Value Index.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
According to LSEG, $217.2 billion traded during last June’s reconstitution, making it one of the highest volume trading days of the year.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
The actual reconstitution trade happens after the market closes on June 26.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
As the result of his reconstitution of the empire there followed a period of brilliant successes in which the barbarians were driven back from all the frontiers, and Roman power restored from Britain to Egypt.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various
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