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reconstruct
verb re·con·struct \ˌrē-kən-ˈstrəkt\
: to build (something damaged or destroyed) again
: to find out and describe or show the way an event or series of events happened
Full Definition of RECONSTRUCT
transitive verb
: to construct again: as a : to establish or assemble again b : to subject (an organ or part) to surgery to re-form its structure or correct a defect c : to build up mentally : recreate <reconstructing a lost civilization>
— re·con·struct·ible \-ˈstrək-tə-bəl\ adjective
— re·con·struc·tive \-tiv\ adjective
— re·con·struc·tor \-tər\ noun
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First Known Use of RECONSTRUCT
1768
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RECONSTRUCT Defined for Kids
reconstruct
verb re·con·struct \ˌrē-kən-ˈstrəkt\
re·con·struct·edre·con·struct·ing
Definition of RECONSTRUCT for Kids
: to make or form again : rebuild
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reconstruct
transitive verb re·con·struct \ˌrē-kən-ˈstrəkt\
Medical Definition of RECONSTRUCT
: to subject (an organ or part) to surgery so as to re-form the structure of or to correct a defect
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