reconstruct
pronunciation
How to pronounce reconstruct in British English:
UK [ˌriːkənˈstrʌkt]
How to pronounce reconstruct in American English:
US [ˌriːkənˈstrʌkt]
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- Verb:
- reassemble mentally
- build again
- cause somebody to adapt or reform socially or politically
- return to its original or usable and functioning condition
- do over, as of (part of) a house
Word Origin
- reconstruct (v.)
- 1768, "to build anew," from re- "back, again" + construct (v.). Meaning "to restore (something) mentally" is attested from 1862. Related: Reconstructed; reconstructing.
Example
- 1. Virtues that are harder to reconstruct than any battle .
- 2. Many modern palaeontologists try to do something similar , except that what they reconstruct is behaviour .
- 3. Based on its plan , the group will invest approximately 5 000000 to 6 000000 to reconstruct the property into a landmark building ......
- 4. Lab scientists can reconstruct simple black-and-white images the subject is viewing by analyzing the blood flow in the brain 's visual cortex .
- 5. Yet from these scant clues , dedicated collectors around the world have been inspired to reconstruct their own versions of 221b .