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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By incorporating Canada, the second-largest country in the world in terms of area, the U.S., so reconstituted, would be 14% larger than Russia.
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Peter A. Coclanis, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025
But Hamas has been able to recruit new members and continue their attempts to reconstitute.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Jan. 2025
The organization, which is co-owned by Variety parent company PMC in a joint venture with Eldridge, has been reconstituted as a for-profit enterprise and now has a more diverse voting body of 300 journalists, as opposed to the roughly 80 who once decided the winners.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 7 Jan. 2025
Lion, meanwhile, set about reconstituting his library.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2025
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Peter A. Coclanis, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025
But Hamas has been able to recruit new members and continue their attempts to reconstitute.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Jan. 2025
The organization, which is co-owned by Variety parent company PMC in a joint venture with Eldridge, has been reconstituted as a for-profit enterprise and now has a more diverse voting body of 300 journalists, as opposed to the roughly 80 who once decided the winners.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 7 Jan. 2025
Lion, meanwhile, set about reconstituting his library.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2025
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“Reconstitute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconstitute. Accessed 21 Feb. 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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