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Reconstitute: meaning, example and synonyms

Reconstitutev. To build up again or reorganize something in a new or restored form.

Flashcard for Reconstitute (verb): to build up again or reorganize something in a new or restored form. Example: After the flood scattered its archive, the historical society worked for years to reconstitute the collection from donated copies and private letters. Synonyms: rebuild, reassemble, reorganize, restore. Antonyms: dismantle, disband, dissolve, break up. Memory tip: re (again) + constitute (form): form it once more. Illustration: two fully clothed archivists at a long table carefully laying out old letters and photographs into rows, open storage boxes stacked around them.

Example

After the flood scattered its archive, the historical society worked for years to reconstitute the collection from donated copies and private letters.

Part of speech
verb
Synonyms
rebuild, reassemble, reorganize, restore
Antonyms
dismantle, disband, dissolve, break up
Memory tip
re (again) + constitute (form): form it once more.

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Question 1

After the coup dissolved parliament, exiled legislators met abroad in an effort to ______ the assembly and restore constitutional government.

Question 2

Hikers carry dehydrated meals that they ______ with boiling water, restoring the food to something close to its original form.

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