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re·con·struct
(rē′kən-strŭkt′)tr.v. re·con·struct·ed, re·con·struct·ing, re·con·structs
1. To construct again; rebuild.
2. To assemble or build again mentally; re-create: reconstructed the sequence of events from the evidence.
3. Linguistics To deduce the form and properties of (a protolanguage or an unattested word) based on evidence from attested languages, such as cognate words.
4. To cause to adopt a new attitude or outlook: a diehard traditionalist who could not be reconstructed.
re′con·struct′i·ble adj.
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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
ˌreconˈstructor n
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re•con•struct
(ˌri kənˈstrʌkt)v.t.
1. to construct again; rebuild; make over.
2. to re-create in the mind or in a simulation from available information: to reconstruct the events of the murder.
[1760–70]
re`con•struct′i•ble, re`con•struc′tive, adj.
re`con•struc′tor, n.
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reconstruct
Past participle: reconstructed
Gerund: reconstructing
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Verb | 1. | reconstruct - reassemble mentally; "reconstruct the events of 20 years ago" hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, conjecture, theorise, theorize, hypothecate, suppose - to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps" etymologise, etymologize - construct the history of words |
2. | reconstruct - build again; "The house was rebuild after it was hit by a bomb" construction, building - the act of constructing something; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats" | |
3. | reconstruct - cause somebody to adapt or reform socially or politically | |
4. | reconstruct - return to its original or usable and functioning condition; "restore the forest to its original pristine condition" decompress, uncompress - restore to its uncompressed form; "decompress data" regenerate, renew - reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership" rehabilitate - help to readapt, as to a former state of health or good repute; "The prisoner was successfully rehabilitated"; "After a year in the mental clinic, the patient is now rehabilitated" rehabilitate - restore to a state of good condition or operation defibrillate - stop the fibrillation and restore normal contractions, usually by means of electric shocks; "The patient's heart had to be defibrillated to save his life" reinstate - restore to the previous state or rank | |
5. | reconstruct - do over, as of (part of) a house; "We are remodeling these rooms" |
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reconstruct
verb
1. rebuild, reform, restore, recreate, remake, renovate, remodel, re-establish, regenerate, reorganize, reassemble The government must reconstruct the shattered economy.
2. build up a picture of, build up, piece together, deduce, re-enact Elaborate efforts were made to reconstruct what had happened.
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reconstruct
verbTo bring back to a previous normal condition:
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Translations
يَبْني ثانِيَةً، يُعيد تَمْثيل الجَريمَه
rekonstruovat
rekonstruere
rekonstruál
endurgera
atkūrimasatkurtirekonstrukcijarekonstruoti
atsaukt atmiņā
rekonštruovať
yeniden tasarlamak
reconstruct
[ˈriːkənˈstrʌkt] VT [+ building] → reconstruir; [+ crime, scene of crime] → reconstituirCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
reconstruct
[ˌriːkənˈstrʌkt] vt (= rebuild) [+ building, road, city] → reconstruire
(= renew, reinvigorate) [+ economy, country] → rebâtir
(MEDICINE) [+ face, limb, breasts] → reconstruire
(= change) [+ system, policy] → réformer
(= recreate) [+ crime, event] → reconstituer
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
reconstruct
vt → rekonstruieren; cities, building → wieder aufbauen; to reconstruct one’s life → (im Leben) noch einmal von vorn anfangen
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
reconstruct
(riːkənˈstrakt) verb to create a complete description or idea, on the basis of certain known facts. Let us try to reconstruct the crime.
ˌreconˈstruction (-ʃən) nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
reconstruct
v. reconstruir, reparar, restablecer.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
reconstruct
vt reconstruirEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.