reconstitute

verb

re·​con·​sti·​tute (ˌ)rē-ˈkän(t)-stə-ˌtüt How to pronounce reconstitute (audio)
-ˌtyüt
reconstituted; reconstituting; reconstitutes

transitive verb

: to constitute again or anew
especially : to restore to a former condition by adding water
reconstitution noun

Examples of reconstitute in a Sentence

They have plans to reconstitute the bankrupt company.
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The crux will be whether Taiwan can operate, reconstitute, and adapt these weapons systems under actual fire, when blockades, cyberattacks, and massed PLA strikes stress every node of the island’s defense network. Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025 Countless Palisades families lost their homes and their children’s schools, which were now reconstituting on the vacant floors of office towers off Olympic Boulevard. Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025 Xi and Putin are closely aligned, and China is helping Russia reconstitute its military far more quickly than the Russian president could on his own. Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025 Now, according to a story in The Information, the software company has had to reconstitute the team, which provided advisory and consulting help to companies implementing Agentforce. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reconstitute

Word History

First Known Use

1759, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of reconstitute was in 1759

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“Reconstitute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconstitute. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

reconstitute

verb
re·​con·​sti·​tute (ˈ)rē-ˈkän(t)-stə-ˌt(y)üt How to pronounce reconstitute (audio)
: 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 How to pronounce reconstitute (audio)
reconstituted; reconstituting
: to constitute again or anew
especially : to restore to a former condition by adding liquid
reconstituted blood plasma

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