reconstruct

1. 1.

   reassemble mentally

   “reconstruct the events of 20 years ago”

   Synonymsconstructretrace

   Broaderspeculate

   Narroweretymologize
2. 2.

   build again

   “The house was rebuild after it was hit by a bomb”

   Synonymsrebuild

   Broaderconstruct

   construction

3. 3.

   cause somebody to adapt or reform socially or politically

   Broaderchange
4. 4.

   return to its original or usable and functioning condition

   “restore the forest to its original pristine condition”

   Synonymsrestore

   Broaderregenerate

   Narrowerdecompressrehabilitatedefibrillatereinstate
5. 5.

   do over, as of (part of) a house

   “We are remodeling these rooms”

   Synonymsremodelredo

   Broaderchange

Other forms of reconstruct

past tense

reconstructed·

present participle

reconstructing·

third person

reconstructs·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about reconstruct

What does reconstruct mean?

reconstruct means "reassemble mentally". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in reconstruct?

reconstruct has 3 syllables: re-con-struct. The stress falls on "struct". In IPA it is /ˌɹikənˈstɹʌkt/.

What is another word for reconstruct?

Close synonyms include construct, retrace, rebuild, restore, remodel. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is reconstruct a common word?

reconstruct is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with reconstruct?

6 words rhyme with reconstruct. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.