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- DictionaryRe·con·struct/ˌrēkənˈstrək(t)/
verb
- 1. build or form (something) again after it has been damaged or destroyed: "a small area of painted Roman plaster has been reconstructed"
reconstruct something (from something) to build or make something again that has been damaged or that no longer exists. Old London Bridge was bought by an American and reconstructed in the US. They have tried to reconstruct the settlement as it would have been in Iron Age times.
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.
1. verb. If you reconstruct something that has been destroyed or badly damaged, you build it and make it work again. The government must reconstruct the shattered economy. [VERB noun] He had plastic surgery to help reconstruct his badly damaged face. [VERB noun]
RECONSTRUCT definition: 1. to create a description of a past event using all the information that you have: 2. to build….
1. transitive verb. If you reconstruct something that has been destroyed or badly damaged, you build it and make it work again. The government must reconstruct the shattered economy. Synonyms: rebuild, reform, restore, re-create More Synonyms of reconstruct. 2. transitive verb.
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.
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.
