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. )

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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

Then came the June reconstitution of the Russell 1000 Value Index, which removed many chip names shortly before chip stocks lost their momentum.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

The reconstitution takes place after the close on Friday, impacting the $12 trillion in assets benchmarked or invested in products based on Russell indexes.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 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

With June there came an outburst of still more frightful disorder, owing to the reconstitution of the National Guard of France, it being enlarged from 80,000 to 100,000.

From Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science by M. (Malcolm) Sterling Mackinlay

Related Words

• overhaul
• restructuring