reconstruct

C2+ Topic:Tools, Machines & Construction

US /ˌrikənˈstrʌkt/ UK /ˌriːkənˈstrʌkt/ See IPA manual

verb

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1

verb
to build again or to piece together how something happened

Investigators tried to reconstruct the events of that night.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to build again or to piece... rebuild remake restore recreate reassemble reformreestablish

Opposites

demolish destroy raze

Word family

Derived forms reconstructionreconstructedreconstructingreconstructivereconstructor

Related forms construct construction structure

Etymology

From re- ('again') + construct, from Latin construere ('to pile up, build'), from con- ('together') + struere ('to pile, build').

re- Latin construere Latin struere Latin

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# reconstruct

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** ˌrikənˈstrʌkt
**IPA (UK):** ˌriːkənˈstrʌkt

## Meanings
1. to build again or to piece together how something happened

## Examples
- Investigators tried to reconstruct the events of that night.

## Synonyms
- rebuild
- remake
- restore
- recreate
- reassemble
- reform
- reestablish

## Antonyms
- demolish
- destroy
- raze

## Derived Forms
- reconstruction
- reconstructed
- reconstructing
- reconstructive
- reconstructor

## Related Forms
- construct
- construction
- structure

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: re-
- Root: construere
- Root: struere

## Etymology
From re- ('again') + construct, from Latin construere ('to pile up, build'), from con- ('together') + struere ('to pile, build').

## AI Etymology
Reconstruct comes from re- ('again') + construct, from Latin construere ('to pile up, build'), from con- ('together') + struere ('to pile, build'). The historical trail runs through Latin re-, Latin construere and Latin struere. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means to build again or to piece together how something happened. Derived formations include reconstruction, reconstructed, reconstructing, reconstructive, reconstructor; related forms include construct, construction, structure.

## Topics
- Tools, Machines & Construction

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