reconstitute
verb
re·con·sti·tute
(ˌ)rē-ˈkän(t)-stə-ˌtüt 
-ˌtyüt
reconstituted; reconstituting; reconstitutes
: to constitute again or anew
especially
: to restore to a former condition by adding water
Examples of reconstitute in a Sentence
They have plans to reconstitute the bankrupt company.
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The Ukrainian counter-offensive had not yet failed; Russia had not yet reconstituted its mutilated armed forces; and the memory of the oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin’s armed rebellion was still fresh.
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Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025
Black velvet trousers were reconstituted a saucy cocktail dress, and striped poplin cotton shirting patched into a corseted dress.
—Erin Duxbury, WWD, 22 Feb. 2025
Former President Dwight Eisenhower actually dismantled BAE, but President John F. Kennedy Jr. reconstituted it in its present form in 1961.
—Byjeffrey Mervis, science.org, 24 Jan. 2025
During the truce, a monitoring mechanism would be established that would ensure Hezbollah is not able to reconstitute itself or wage attacks on Israel from southern Lebanon.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
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Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025
Black velvet trousers were reconstituted a saucy cocktail dress, and striped poplin cotton shirting patched into a corseted dress.
—Erin Duxbury, WWD, 22 Feb. 2025
Former President Dwight Eisenhower actually dismantled BAE, but President John F. Kennedy Jr. reconstituted it in its present form in 1961.
—Byjeffrey Mervis, science.org, 24 Jan. 2025
During the truce, a monitoring mechanism would be established that would ensure Hezbollah is not able to reconstitute itself or wage attacks on Israel from southern Lebanon.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for reconstitute
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“Reconstitute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconstitute. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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reconstitute
verb
re·con·sti·tute
(ˈ)rē-ˈkän(t)-stə-ˌt(y)üt
: to return to a former condition by adding water
Medical Definition
reconstitute
transitive verb
re·con·sti·tute
(ˈ)rē-ˈkän(t)-stə-ˌt(y)üt
reconstituted; reconstituting
: to constitute again or anew
especially
: to restore to a former condition by adding liquid
reconstituted blood plasma
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