rebuild

[ree-bild]

verb (used with object)

rebuilt , rebuilded, rebuilding .

1. to repair, especially to dismantle and reassemble with new parts.

   to rebuild an old car.

2. to replace, restrengthen, or reinforce.

   to rebuild an army.

3. to revise, reshape, or reorganize.

   to rebuild a shattered career.

verb (used without object)

rebuilt , rebuilded, rebuilding .

1. to build again or afresh.

   With the insurance money we can rebuild.

rebuild

/ riːˈbɪld /

verb

1. to make, construct, or form again

   the cost of rebuilding the house

2. (tr) to restore (a system or situation) to a previous condition

   his struggle to rebuild his life

Other Word Forms

• rebuildable adjective
• rebuildability noun
• rebuilder noun
• unrebuilt adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of rebuild¹

First recorded in 1605–15; re- + build

Example Sentences

He said Mr Murley "adopted a policy of pleading guilty to nothing" and believed that Mr Murley "needed to accept those breaches" of guidelines "before trust could be rebuilt".

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“The most basic thing these communities and our families need to recuperate from that and rebuild is bringing back everybody that was taken,” he said.

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They said that they were working on plans for Guadalupe campers to go to the Cypress Lake site and that they planned to rebuild the Guadalupe location.

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In the weeks following the storm, Rand and other private citizens mobilized teams of residents whose neighborhoods had been destroyed to clean up debris, remove fallen trees and rebuild shattered homes.

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When my wife and I appeared on “House Hunters Renovation,” our onscreen lives looked perfect as our home was rebuilt.

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Related Words

• build 
• build up 
• fix