- to construct or form again; rebuild
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
re•con•struct /ˌrikənˈstrʌkt/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to construct again;
rebuild;
make over:to reconstruct the battle-torn country. - to re-create in the mind from available information:to reconstruct the events of the murder.
re•con•struct
(rē′kən strukt′),USA pronunciation v.t.
re′con•struct′i•ble, adj.
re′con•struc′tor, re′con•struct′er, n.
- to construct again;
rebuild;
make over. - to re-create in the mind from given or available information:to reconstruct the events of the murder.
- Linguistics[Historical Ling.]to arrive at (hypothetical earlier forms of words, phonemic systems, etc.) by comparison of data from a later language or group of related languages.
- re- + construct 1760–70
re′con•struc′tor, re′con•struct′er, n.
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reconstruct /ˌriːkənˈstrʌkt/ vb (transitive)
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