reconstruct
Americanverb (used with object)
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to construct again; rebuild; make over.
The church was burned in 1895, but reconstructed in 1897.
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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.
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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.
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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.
verb
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to construct or form again; rebuild
to reconstruct a Greek vase from fragments
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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
Other Word Forms
- reconstructer noun
- reconstructible adjective
- reconstruction noun
- reconstructive adjective
- reconstructor noun
Etymology
Origin of reconstruct
Example Sentences
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These records helped reconstruct changes in coastal acidity over the 20th century.
From Science Daily
The brief life that Mr. Le Tellier carefully reconstructs illuminates an era when so many ordinary people were called on to be extraordinary.
Another crucial part of the research involved pinning down the age of the fossils and reconstructing the ancient environments in which these hominins lived.
From Science Daily
Scientists still cannot fully reconstruct the sequence of the impact or what followed, but the consequences are clear.
From Science Daily
The researchers noted that each new insight brings them closer to reconstructing the planet's earliest chapters.
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