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- Dictionaryreconstruct/ˌriːkənˈstrʌkt/
verb
- 1. build or form (something) again after it has been damaged or destroyed: "a small area of painted Roman plaster has been reconstructed"
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RECONSTRUCT definition: 1. to build or create again something that has been damaged or destroyed: 2. to change a system or…. Learn more.
: to re-create or reimagine (something from the past) especially by using information acquired through research. reconstructing a lost civilization. The solution is to reconstruct the vocabularies of vanished ancient languages (so-called protolanguages) by comparing vocabularies of modern languages derived from them. Jared Diamond. b.
If the verb to "construct" means to build something, then to reconstruct means to build it again. You can reconstruct a building, a city, or even an idea. If a house is destroyed in a fire, earthquake, or flood, you might try to reconstruct it — or you could build a totally new one.
reconstruct something to be able to describe or show exactly how a past event happened, using the information you have gathered. Investigators are trying to reconstruct the circumstances of the crash.
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.
If you reconstruct something that has been destroyed or badly damaged, you build it and make it work again.
1. to construct or form again; rebuild: to reconstruct a Greek vase from fragments. 2. 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. ˌreconˈstructible adj. ˌreconˈstruction n. ˌreconˈstructive, ˌreconˈstructional adj. ˌreconˈstructor n.
