reconstitution

verb (used with object)

to constitute again; reconstruct; recompose.

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)

to undergo reconstitution; become reconstituted.

Origin:
1805–15; re- + constitute

Related forms

re·con·sti·tu·ent

[ree-kuh

n-stich-oo-uh

nt] , 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

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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Word Origin & History

reconstitute

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

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