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rebuild
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re·build
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riˈbɪld
/
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ree-
bild
]
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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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to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly.
to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax.
chat, to converse
to run away hurriedly; flee.
to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle.
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Origin:
1605–15;
re-
+
build
Related forms
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
rebuild
1611, from
re-
"back, again" +
build
(q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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