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reconstruct
[ ree-kuhn-struhkt ]
verb (used with object)
- 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.
reconstruct
/ ˌːəˈٰʌ /
verb
- 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
- ˌDzˈٰܳپ, adjective
- ˌDzˈٰܳپDz, noun
- ˌDzˈٰܳپ, adjective
- ˌDzˈٰܳٴǰ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- cDz·ٰܳi· adjective
- cDz·ٰܳtǰ cDz·ٰܳİ noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of reconstruct1
Example Sentences
“I did my best to accurately reconstruct events and dialogue and report what actually happened.”
With his mother’s help, Dunthorne obtains Siegfried’s psychiatric records, an investigative coup, and uses them to reconstruct his early life.
Emile's remains were found days after police summoned 17 people - including members of Emile's family, neighbours and witnesses - to reconstruct the final moments before the boy disappeared.
Dr Hale noted how through "new archival research in the UK, US and Canada" she was able to "reconstruct the painting's movements over three generations".
"He reconstructed the hospital, he built two churches, he fixed all the roads, he made all roofs across the region," Temuri says.
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