reconstitution

American  

[ree-kon-sti-too-shuhn, -tyoo-] / riˌkɒn stɪˈtu ʃən, -ˈtju- /

noun

1. 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.

2. 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.

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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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reconstitution

But Cole’s framing was also correct; sometimes what is needed is reconstitution, a “new birth of freedom.”

From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026

“The more time elapses, however, the more crucial Pickaxe mountain appears to Iran’s reconstitution effort.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

Morgan analyst Bram Kaplan estimated that 16.4% of the Russell 2000’s market value will move into the Russell 1000 during the reconstitution.

From Barron's ● May 22, 2026

In these in vitro reconstitution experiments, they observed that the filaments display dynamic instability.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 20, 2026

With the fall of Napoleon and the reconstitution of the Netherlands, the Dutch-Belgian army, formed of the troops of the now united countries, came into existence.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various

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