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1. Reassemble mentally
   "reconstruct the events of 20 years ago"
   - construct, retrace
    
2. Build again
   - rebuild
    
3. Cause somebody to adapt or reform socially or politically
    
4. Return to its original or usable and functioning condition
   "reconstruct the forest to its original pristine condition"
   - restore
    
5. Do over, as of (part of) a house
   - remodel, redo

Derived forms: reconstructed, reconstructing, reconstructs

See also: reconstruction, reconstructive

Type of: alter, build, change, conjecture, construct, hypothecate, hypothesise [Brit], hypothesize, make, modify, regenerate, renew, speculate, suppose, theorise [Brit], theorize

Encyclopedia: Reconstruct