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 Oscar-winner will play a coach hired to reconstitute the U.S. Olympic boxing team after the original team is killed in a tragic plane crash in 1980.
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Adam B. Vary, Variety, 14 May 2025
So when Bass and other politicians crow about speedily taking care of one part of reconstituting fire areas, survivors of these and future fires easily see how empty even comforting words can be.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
Simply capturing or killing the cartels’ top bosses exacerbates violence and leads to the groups’ splintering and reconstituting themselves.
—Vanda Felbab-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2025
When it’s required, the donor NP is reconstituted with 2 ml of sterile saline and injected into the degenerated intervertebral disc (or discs).
—Paul McClure 06, New Atlas, 6 May 2025
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Adam B. Vary, Variety, 14 May 2025
So when Bass and other politicians crow about speedily taking care of one part of reconstituting fire areas, survivors of these and future fires easily see how empty even comforting words can be.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
Simply capturing or killing the cartels’ top bosses exacerbates violence and leads to the groups’ splintering and reconstituting themselves.
—Vanda Felbab-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2025
When it’s required, the donor NP is reconstituted with 2 ml of sterile saline and injected into the degenerated intervertebral disc (or discs).
—Paul McClure 06, New Atlas, 6 May 2025
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 28 May. 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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