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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How to use reconstruct in a sentence
Chef Alex Armstrong prepared the meal for participants while Kaye schooled them in the art of reconstructing ex-rabbits.
The device of reconstructing internal dialogues sometimes feels a bit forced or superfluous.
Seeking Reconciliation with a Terrorist: A Jewish Journey | Lisa Goldman | September 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd what McGrath is especially good at doing is painstakingly reconstructing the chronology.
How much money did Moscow transfer for reconstructing the republic?
Remembering, recovering, and reconstructing lead us to many different stories.
Many times in the course of the description the reader makes up a new picture; he is continually reconstructing.
English: Composition and Literature | W. F. (William Franklin) WebsterImmediately upon his return he entered upon the work of framing a constitution and reconstructing the state.
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 of 8 | VariousAnd we are on the eve, and in the very act, of reconstructing our parties.
Conflict of Northern and Southern Theories of Man and Society | Henry Ward BeecherIn view of this information General Merritt's two brigades were at once put on the duty of reconstructing the bridge.
The Memoirs of General P. H. Sheridan, Complete | General Philip Henry SheridanI lay long awake last night, not from fleas, but nursing bruises and reconstructing theories.
Mothering on Perilous | Lucy S. Furman
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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