reconstitute
Americanverb (used with object)
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to constitute again; reconstruct; recompose.
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to return (a dehydrated or concentrated food or other substance) to the liquid state by adding water.
to reconstitute a bouillon cube with hot water.
verb (used without object)
verb
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to restore (food, etc) to its former or natural state or a semblance of it, as by the addition of water to a concentrate
reconstituted lemon juice
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to reconstruct; form again
Other Word Forms
- reconstituent adjective
- reconstitutable adjective
- reconstitutible adjective
- reconstitution noun
- reconstitutive adjective
Etymology
Origin of reconstitute
First recorded in 1805–15; re- + constitute
Example Sentences
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"TotalEnergies' lawyers were informed by the court registry that the bench would be reconstituted," the group said in a statement.
From Barron's
But the group has dug in its heels, working steadily to reconstitute its ranks and arguing it needs its weapons to defend Lebanon’s sovereignty.
Historian Gordon Wood wrote that the American Revolution “reconstituted what Americans meant by public or state power and brought about an entirely new kind of popular politics and a new kind of democratic officeholder.”
Despite the record’s success, the bulk of their planned tour had to be axed because of poor ticket sales, leaving a reinvigorated Coverdale to reconstitute Whitesnake in 1994 with some new members.
From Los Angeles Times
He’s also joining a U.S. coalition against Islamic State, whose fighters are still active in Syria and would like to reconstitute its caliphate in the country.
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