rebuild

[ree-bild] Origin

re·build

[ree-bild] verb, re·built or (Archaic) re·build·ed; re·build·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to repair, especially to dismantle and reassemble with new parts: to rebuild an old car.
2.
to replace, restrengthen, or reinforce: to rebuild an army.
3.
to revise, reshape, or reorganize: to rebuild a shattered career.
verb (used without object)
4.
to build again or afresh: With the insurance money we can rebuild.

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Rebuild is one of our favorite verbs.
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to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly.

Origin:
1605–15; re- + build

re·build·a·ble, adjective
re·build·a·bil·i·ty, noun
re·build·er, noun
un·re·built, adjective
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rebuild (riːˈbɪld)
 
vb , -builds, -building, -built
1.  to make, construct, or form again: the cost of rebuilding the house
2.  (tr) to restore (a system or situation) to a previous condition: his struggle to rebuild his life

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rebuild
1611, from re- "back, again" + build (q.v.).
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