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.
Recent Examples on the Web
General Motors will get $500 million to reconstitute its 25-year-old factory in Lansing, Michigan, into one that will produce electrified models.
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Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 11 July 2024
Catch up quick: OpenAI reconstituted its board beginning in November with Altman's return as CEO, retaining only one previous board member (Adam D'Angelo) and adding Bret Taylor as chairman as well as former Treasury secretary Larry Summers.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 10 July 2024
The Kamala canon reconstituted itself: the embarrassing supercut became the buoyant fancam.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 5 July 2024
After the war ended, the Soviet Union effectively plundered the eastern portion of Germany by disassembling thousands of factories and transferring their equipment to Soviet territory, where the plants were reconstituted and run by Soviet workers.
—Stephen G. Brooks, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
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Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 11 July 2024
Catch up quick: OpenAI reconstituted its board beginning in November with Altman's return as CEO, retaining only one previous board member (Adam D'Angelo) and adding Bret Taylor as chairman as well as former Treasury secretary Larry Summers.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 10 July 2024
The Kamala canon reconstituted itself: the embarrassing supercut became the buoyant fancam.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 5 July 2024
After the war ended, the Soviet Union effectively plundered the eastern portion of Germany by disassembling thousands of factories and transferring their equipment to Soviet territory, where the plants were reconstituted and run by Soviet workers.
—Stephen G. Brooks, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
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“Reconstitute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconstitute. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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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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