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re·con·struct
 reconstruct
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- pronunciation:
- ri
k
 n
struhkt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
reconstructs, reconstructing, reconstructed |
| definition 1: |
to make over or construct again.
The doctor reconstructed his knee after the accident. |
| definition 2: |
to make over in the mind or as a function of memory.
The police reconstructed the crime from their available evidence. |
| related words: |
alter, convert, doctor, repair, restore, transform |
adverb + (v.)reconstruct
accurately, completely, constantly, continually, fully, meticulously, newly, painstakingly, partially, successfully
(v.)reconstruct
+ adverb
historically, politically
(v.)reconstruct
+ noun
accident,
beam,
breast,
chamber,
climate,
context,
defect,
detail,
dinosaur,
economy,
ecosystem,
element,
event,
evolution,
file,
flap,
fossil,
fragment,
genealogy,
genome,
history,
identity,
image,
interior,
jaw,
joint,
landscape,
meaning,
mechanism,
memory,
narrative,
organism,
palace,
past,
pattern,
portion,
pyramid,
scene,
sequence,
settlement,
skeleton,
skull,
tendon,
tradition,
vegetation,
vessel,
vision
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The word reconstruct
contains the following part:
re-
Latin
prefix
that means again; back or back again
  More about this word part:
The prefix re-
occurs in verbs that are Latin loanwords, where it can mean "again" (revise
) or "back again" (reflect
). It also attaches to English verbs (replay
, rewind) with both meanings. Any verb can be prefixed by "re-
" to indicate that an action is repeated. No hyphen is necessary unless the word formed is identical to an existing word (re-sign the document, but resign
from a job).
Example words:
irrefragable, irremissible, irrevocable, re-coil, re-cover, react, reappear, rebuild, recall, recede, recoil, reconstruct, record, recover, redo, reflect, reflection, regress, reheat, relive, remissible, remit, remove, renew, renewal, repaint, repay, replay, replete, report, reporter, reservation, resign, resignation, respect, retract, reverse, reversible, revert, review, revise, revision, revive, revolve, revolution, rewrite, rebel, rebellious
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