rebuild
to repair, especially to dismantle and reassemble with new parts: to rebuild an old car.
to replace, restrengthen, or reinforce: to rebuild an army.
to revise, reshape, or reorganize: to rebuild a shattered career.
to build again or afresh: With the insurance money we can rebuild.
Origin of rebuild
1Other words from rebuild
- re·build·a·ble, adjective
- re·build·a·bil·i·ty, noun
- re·build·er, noun
- un·re·built, adjective
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How to use rebuild in a sentence
Law has been rebuilt in the last 50 years to be an instrument of control, not a framework for human responsibility.
The building had to be rebuilt in 1963 after extensive damage from the Second World War was finally deemed irreparable.
They joined 11 structures that will have to be completely rebuilt—if at all—as Ferguson gets back on its feet.
The Baptism of Michael Brown Sr. and Ferguson’s Baptism by Fire | Justin Glawe | November 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe dome could be rebuilt by 2021 if work stays on schedule, according to workers at the site.
Madonna, Carla Bruni & Obama Abandoned Pledges To Rebuild L'Aquila After The Quake | Barbie Latza Nadeau | November 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNo schools, churches or hospitals have been rebuilt yet, though temporary structures are now permanent fixtures on the landscape.
Madonna, Carla Bruni & Obama Abandoned Pledges To Rebuild L'Aquila After The Quake | Barbie Latza Nadeau | November 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
This organ has lately been entirely rebuilt with new action and vastly improved by Mr. E. M. Skinner.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building | George Laing MillerHe regarded his organ in St. Paul's Cathedral (rebuilt in 1899), as his magnum opus.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building | George Laing MillerIn 1898 the organ was thoroughly rebuilt with tubular pneumatic action in place of the Barker levers.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building | George Laing MillerWe have noted elsewhere in this book how Willis had this screen removed, and rebuilt the organ on each side in 1872.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building | George Laing MillerWhen this was removed the vault gave way, and had to be almost entirely rebuilt and lined with masonry.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry Withrow
British Dictionary definitions for rebuild
/ (riːˈbɪld) /
to make, construct, or form again: the cost of rebuilding the house
(tr) to restore (a system or situation) to a previous condition: his struggle to rebuild his life
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