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View synonyms for rebuild

rebuild

[ ree-bild ]

verb (used with object)

, re·built or (Archaic) re·build·ed; re·build·ing.
  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)

, re·built or (Archaic) re·build·ed; re·build·ing.
  1. to build again or afresh:

    With the insurance money we can rebuild.

rebuild

/ riːˈbɪld /

verb

  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



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Other Words From

  • re·builda·ble adjective
  • re·builda·bili·ty noun
  • re·builder noun
  • unre·built adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of rebuild1

First recorded in 1605–15; re- + build

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Example Sentences

The family behind Sotto Sotto says that they plan to rebuild, but an insider tells me it may be a while.

The leadership needed in America today is not to run the country, but to rebuild it.

He is a representative of the Free Russia Foundation, an organization which aims to rebuild freedom and democracy in Russia.

The U.S. has spent approximately $120 billion to rebuild the central Asian nation, according to SIGAR.

Almost every country present pledged to either adopt a church or rebuild a school.

An agreement to keep it in good repair imposes an obligation on the landlord's part to rebuild.

So after school that day he slipped up on the hill with the little girl and helped her rebuild again.

Therefore when we hear the sound of the cornet we should implore God to rebuild the Temple.

The people of Richmond were in despair, having no means for present subsistence, or to rebuild or commence business again.

It was arranged to rebuild the choir on a still larger scale, a bay being added, and the east end rebuilt from the foundation.

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