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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.
The meaning of RECONSTRUCT is to construct again. How to use reconstruct in a sentence.
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.
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.
RECONSTRUCT meaning: 1. to build or create again something that has been damaged or destroyed: 2. to change a system or…. Learn more.
RECONSTRUCT definition: 1. to create a description of a past event using all the information that you have: 2. to build…. Learn more.
reconstruct. ( ˌriːkənˈstrʌkt) vb ( tr) 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.
RECONSTRUCT meaning: 1 : to build (something damaged or destroyed) again; 2 : to find out and describe or show the way an event or series of events happened.
