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reconstruct

[ ree-kuhn-struhkt ]
/ ˌri kənˈstrʌkt /
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verb (used with object)
to construct again; rebuild; make over.
to re-create in the mind from given or available information: to reconstruct the events of the murder.
to cause to abandon earlier positions, beliefs, etc.; cause to adjust to new or current situations: a reconstructed male with progressive views on gender equality; protesters and resisters who refuse to be reconstructed.
Historical Linguistics. to arrive at (hypothetical earlier forms of words, phonemic systems, etc.) by comparison of data from a later language or group of related languages.
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Origin of reconstruct

First recorded in 1760–70; re- + construct

OTHER WORDS FROM reconstruct

re·con·struct·i·ble, adjectivere·con·struc·tor, re·con·struct·er, noun
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How to use reconstruct in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for reconstruct

reconstruct
/ (ˌriːkənˈstrʌkt) /

verb (tr)
to construct or form again; rebuildto reconstruct a Greek vase from fragments
to form a picture of (a crime, past event, etc) by piecing together evidence or acting out a version of what might have taken place

Derived forms of reconstruct

reconstructible, adjectivereconstruction, nounreconstructive or reconstructional, adjectivereconstructor, noun
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