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   Re·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"
   • ▪ reorganize (something): "later emperors reconstructed the army" Similar rebuildrestorerenovaterecreateremakereassembleremodelrefashionrevampreconditionrefurbishregeneratebreathe new life intoreformmake overoverhaulre-establishreorganizeinformal:rehab
   • ▪ form an impression, model, or re-enactment of (a past event or thing) from the available evidence: "from copies of correspondence it is possible to reconstruct the broad sequence of events" Similar recreatebuild up a picture/impression ofform a picture/impression ofpiece togetherre-enactbuild upsee in one's mind's eye

   Derivatives

   • 1. reconstructable adjective
   • 2. reconstructor noun

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   What does reconstruct mean?

   • 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. Definition of reconstruct verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   What is the meaning of re-construct?

   • re·con·struct. to construct again; rebuild; make over. to build up, from remaining parts or other evidence, a concept or reproduction of (something in its original or complete form)

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   What does reconstruct mean in linguistics?

   • Reconstructed the sequence of events from the evidence. To construct again; to restore. (linguistics) To deduce the form and properties of (a protolanguage or an unattested word) based on evidence from attested languages, such as cognate words.

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   What does it mean to reconstruct a system or policy?

   • [VERB noun] To reconstruct a system or policy means to change it so that it works in a different way. She actually wanted to reconstruct the state and transform society. [VERB noun] How can we reconstruct these institutions in our own societies?

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   2 meanings: 1. to construct or form again; rebuild 2. to form a picture of (a crime, past event, etc) by piecing together.... Click for more definitions.

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   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.

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   reconstruct meaning: 1. to create a description of a past event using all the information that you have: 2. to build…. Learn more.

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   2 reconstruct something to be able to describe or show exactly how a past event happened, ...

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   reconstruct meaning, definition, what is reconstruct: to produce a complete description or cop...: Learn more.

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   reconstruct in American English. (ˌrikənˈstrʌkt) transitive verb. 1. to construct again; rebuild; make over. 2. to re-create in the mind from given or available information. to reconstruct the events of the murder. 3.

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   Reconstruct definition: To construct again; rebuild. Of course, we might seek to infer an unwritten tradition of Christ's words; but without pedantic ultra-Protestant devotion to written scripture, one may distrust on scientific grounds the attempt to reconstruct tradition by a process of inference.