American English pronunciation
How to pronounce reconstructed
IPA transcription: [,ɹikənst'ɹʌktɪd]
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Verb
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return to its original or usable and functioning condition
“restore the forest to its original pristine condition”
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build again
“The house was rebuild after it was hit by a bomb”
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reassemble mentally
“reconstruct the events of 20 years ago”
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do over, as of (part of) a house
“We are remodeling these rooms”
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cause somebody to adapt or reform socially or politically
Adjective
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adapted to social or economic change
“a reconstructed feminist”
Usage examples
- During more than a millennium it has been devastated and reconstructed several times.
- This too was reconstructed during the modernisation.
- Two such troop barracks have been reconstructed in the southeast part of the fort.
- Three years later, the burned buildings were reconstructed with money collected from donations.
- His reign can be reconstructed in some detail from a variety of sources.
- The road network is currently being completely reconstructed.
- The reconstructed line is used to carry the full line capacity.
- Additionally, the protoversion could be statistically reconstructed.
- Several sculptures were reconstructed and feature a dramatic light and water show.
- The Hale o Keawe temple and several thatched structures have been reconstructed.