verb
reconstruct
ree-kuhn-STRUHKT
verb
1
To build something again after it was damaged or destroyed.
"The city reconstructed the bridge after the flood."
2
To work out what happened in the past by piecing together evidence.
"Detectives tried to reconstruct the events leading up to the crime."
How to Use Reconstruct
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo rebuild something physically, or to piece together an understanding of past events.
Common pairings
reconstruct a crime scene
reconstruct the timeline
reconstruct a building
Word Forms
reconstructed past tense, reconstructs singular
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Etymology
From "re-" ("again") plus "construct," ultimately from Latin construere, "to build together."