reconstruct
/ˌɹikənˈstɹʌkt/ verb C1- To construct again; to restore.
- To attempt to understand an event by recreating, imagining, or talking through the circumstances.
He/she/it reconstructs · Past reconstructed · Past participle reconstructed · -ing form reconstructing
Verb forms
- Base form
- reconstruct
- He/she/it
- reconstructs
- Past
- reconstructed
- Past participle
- reconstructed
- -ing form
- reconstructing
From the library
Let me hear you reconstruct the man by an examination of it.”
“And now how was I to proceed to reconstruct this midnight drama?
Of all the facts which were presented to us we had to pick just those which we deemed to be essential, and then piece them together in their order, so as to reconstruct this very remarkable chain of events.
“Well, now, we can reconstruct things on those lines.
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