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- [ree-kuh n-struhkt]
- /ˌri kənˈstrʌkt/
- /ˌriː.kənˈstrʌkt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ree-kuh n-struhkt]
- /ˌri kənˈstrʌkt/
Definitions of reconstruct word
- verb with object reconstruct to construct again; rebuild; make over. 1
- verb with object reconstruct to re-create in the mind from given or available information: to reconstruct the events of the murder. 1
- verb with object reconstruct Historical Linguistics. to arrive at (hypothetical earlier forms of words, phonemic systems, etc.) by comparison of data from a later language or group of related languages. 1
- transitive verb reconstruct build again 1
- abbreviation RECONSTRUCT re-enact 1
- verb reconstruct If you reconstruct something that has been destroyed or badly damaged, you build it and make it work again. 0
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Origin of reconstruct
First appearance:
before 1760 One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1760-70; re- + construct
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Parts of speech for Reconstruct
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reconstruct popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
reconstruct usage trend in Literature
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verb reconstruct
- alter — If something alters or if you alter it, it changes.
- build — If you build something, you make it by joining things together.
- carpentering — a person who builds or repairs wooden structures, as houses, scaffolds, or shelving.
- clean up — If you clean up a mess or clean up a place where there is a mess, you make things tidy and free of dirt again.
- clean up one's act — to start to behave in a responsible manner
Top questions with reconstruct
- how did the radical republicans hope to reconstruct the south?
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