reconstitute

 [ree-kon-sti-toot, -tyoot]   Origin

re·con·sti·tute

   [ree-kon-sti-toot, -tyoot] verb, re·con·sti·tut·ed, re·con·sti·tut·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to constitute again; reconstruct; recompose.
2.
to return (a dehydrated or concentrated food) to the liquid state by adding water: to reconstitute a bouillon cube with hot water.
verb (used without object)
3.
to undergo reconstitution; become reconstituted.

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Origin:
1805–15; re- + constitute

Related forms
re·con·sti·tu·ent  [ree-kuhn-stich-oo-uhnt] , adjective, noun
re·con·sti·tut·a·ble, re·con·sti·tut·i·ble, adjective
re·con·sti·tu·tive, adjective
re·con·sti·tu·tion, noun
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reconstitute (riːˈkɒnstɪˌtjuːt)
 
—vb
1.  to restore (food, etc) to its former or natural state or a semblance of it, as by the addition of water to a concentrate: reconstituted lemon juice
2.  to reconstruct; form again
 
reconstituent
 
—adj, —n
 
reconsti'tution
 
—n

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reconstitute
1812, from re- "back, again" + constitute (q.v.).
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