reconstituted

[ree-kon-sti-too-tid, -tyoo-]

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adjective

constituted again, especially of a liquid product made by adding water to dry solids from which the water has been evaporated: reconstituted orange juice.

Origin of reconstituted

First recorded in 1840–50; reconstitute + -ed²

reconstitute

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

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.

Origin of reconstitute

First recorded in 1805–15; re- + constitute

Related formsre·con·sti·tu·ent

[ree-kuh n-stich-oo-uh nt] /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

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Related Words for reconstituted

reconstituted, transformed, rejuvenate, repair, fix, overhaul, restore, regenerate, rebuild, recreate, revamp, remodel, renovate, reproduce, rework, rehabilitate, reestablish, modernize, remake, reassemble

Examples from the Web for reconstituted

Contemporary Examples of reconstituted

This powder can be shipped anywhere and then reconstituted—just add water, as if it were instant coffee.
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Kent Sepkowitz
December 2, 2014
If the scorch on the Shroud is the result of radiation, it could have been radiation that reconstituted the dead body.
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April 10, 2009

Historical Examples of reconstituted

With this object the lien on the common wealth is enlarged and reconstituted.
Liberalism
L. T. Hobhouse
The Canadians during the night had reconstituted the line, but at great cost.
The Red Watch
J. A. Currie
To make this settlement permanent, the Imperial Court was reconstituted.
The Thirty Years' War
Samuel Rawson Gardiner
If there is to be an Israel at all, it must be reconstituted "outside the camp."
Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of Matthew
John Monro Gibson
The crime was then and there reconstituted in the presence of the examining magistrate.
A Book of Remarkable Criminals
H. B. Irving

British Dictionary definitions for reconstituted

reconstitute

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 Formsreconstituent (ˌriːkənˈstɪtjʊənt), adjective, nounreconstitution, noun

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Word Origin and History for reconstituted

reconstitute

1790, from re- "back, again" + constitute (v.). Related: Reconstituted; reconstituting.