reconstruct
to construct again; rebuild; make over: The church was burned in 1895, but reconstructed in 1897.
to re-create in the mind from given or available information: The first step in solving this crime was to reconstruct the events of the murder.
to cause to abandon earlier positions, beliefs, etc.; cause to adjust to new or current situations: He's a reconstructed man with progressive views on gender equality.The protesters and resisters 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.
Origin of reconstruct
1Other words from reconstruct
- re·con·struct·i·ble, adjective
- re·con·struc·tor, re·con·struct·er, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for reconstruct
/ (ˌriːkənˈstrʌkt) /
to construct or form again; rebuild: to 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, adjective
- reconstruction, noun
- reconstructive or reconstructional, adjective
- reconstructor, noun
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