reconstitute

[ ree-kon-sti-toot, -tyoot ]

/ riˈkɒn stɪˌtut, -ˌtyut /

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verb (used with object), re·con·sti·tut·ed, re·con·sti·tut·ing.

to constitute again; reconstruct; recompose.

to return (a dehydrated or concentrated food) to the liquid state by adding water: to reconstitute a bouillon cube with hot water.

verb (used without object), re·con·sti·tut·ed, re·con·sti·tut·ing.

to undergo reconstitution; become reconstituted.

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Origin of reconstitute

First recorded in 1805–15; re- + constitute

OTHER WORDS FROM reconstitute

re·con·sti·tu·ent

[ree-kuhn-stich-oo-uhnt], /ˌri kənˈstɪtʃ u ənt/, adjective, nounre·con·sti·tut·a·ble, re·con·sti·tut·i·ble, adjectivere·con·sti·tu·tive, adjectivere·con·sti·tu·tion, noun

Words nearby reconstitute

reconnect, reconnoiter, reconnoitre, reconsider, reconsignment, reconstitute, reconstituted, reconstruct, reconstruction, Reconstruction Acts, Reconstructionism

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How to use reconstitute in a sentence

After all, it will take some time for the Taliban to consolidate its hold on the nation and for al Qaeda to fully reconstitute, but the risks will grow.
American Leaders Made Defeat in Afghanistan Inevitable|David French|August 16, 2021|Time
What we find in most grocery stores in the United States is typically instant, precooked or quick-cooking, meaning that it has been steamed and dried, and it only needs to be reconstituted with boiling water before consumption.
A guide to couscous: The history, different types and how to cook with it|Aaron Hutcherson|May 14, 2021|Washington Post
So we have to be very serious about trying to reconstitute the value proposition and competitiveness of New York City as quickly as possible and not get ourselves into a cut-shrink, cut-shrink, cut-shrink cycle.
The Future of New York City Is in Question. Could Andrew Yang Be the Answer? (Ep. 462)|Stephen J. Dubner|May 13, 2021|Freakonomics
Dehydration would make the dose stable at room temperature indefinitely, says Weissman, until it is reconstituted right before use.
Keeping covid vaccines cold isn’t easy. These ideas could help.|Lindsay Muscato|March 29, 2021|MIT Technology Review

Sheet Pan Persian-Style Stuffed Delicata Squash With Broccolini and CarrotsThese days, with the availability of refrigeration, it is more convenient to use jarred liquid kashk, rather than reconstituting dried kashk.
How to make your own kashk, a creamy, tangy staple of Iranian cuisine|Naz Deravian|March 12, 2021|Washington Post
To tie him still to our heels, I took the opportunity of having the compartment to ourselves to revive and reconstitute the dummy.
The Passenger from Calais|Arthur Griffiths
The object of all his efforts was to reconstitute the power of the empire.
The Lives of the Saints, Volume III (of 16): March|Sabine Baring-Gould
France is about to reconstitute herself; workingmen have the right to find and take their place in the new order of things.
History of the Commune of 1871|P. Lissagary
In the study which we have now almost completed, we have made no attempt to reconstitute the history of Egypt.
A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. II (of 2)|Georges Perrot
In the end the ecclesiastics consented to reconstitute the court in this form.
German Society at the Close of the Middle Ages|Ernest Belfort Bax

British Dictionary definitions for reconstitute

reconstitute

/ (riːˈkɒnstɪˌtjuːt) /

verb (tr)

to restore (food, etc) to its former or natural state or a semblance of it, as by the addition of water to a concentratereconstituted lemon juice

to reconstruct; form again

Derived forms of reconstitute

reconstituent (ˌriːkənˈstɪtjʊənt), adjective, nounreconstitution, noun

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