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reconstruct

[ree-kuhn-struhkt] / ˌri kənˈstrʌkt /
VERB
reorganize, build up
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fix fix up modernize overhaul reassemble rebuild recreate reestablish regenerate rehabilitate rejuvenate remake remodel renovate repair reproduce restore revamp rework
STRONG
copy deduce doctor patch recast recondition reconstitute refashion reform remold reorient replace reshuffle retool
WEAK
do up make over piece together
Antonyms
STRONGEST
break corrupt damage destroy hurt kill ruin
WEAK
raze

Example Sentences

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Using satellite images, shore-based antennae, data and other sources, Kpler aims to reconstruct the trajectory of a vessel that has "gone dark," he added.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

The company had to immediately launch an independent website, reconstruct its mailing list from scratch—the release of its data, along with $20 million in endowment funds, is still being litigated—and sell tickets for its shows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

This allowed them to reconstruct the sequence of events.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

These records allowed them to reconstruct wildfire patterns going back more than 2,000 years.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

He was responsible for the way architects and engineers draw buildings and machines: they project the design onto a vertical plane and a horizontal plane, preserving all the information needed to reconstruct the object.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.