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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Other work continues in Iran Since the end of the war, Iran has worked to reconstitute its ballistic missile program, rebuilding sites associated with the program, earlier AP reporting showed.
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Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Researchers at York and Carleton have been working to digitize and virtually reconstitute the DX collection, through the xDX Project.
—Allison Marsh, IEEE Spectrum, 24 Jan. 2026
Should Trump pursue this scheme of conquest, the military’s training will have to be shattered and reassembled into a destructive version of itself, as if doctors were asked to take lifesaving medicines, reconstitute them as poisonous isomers, and then administer them to patients.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2026
The committee was later reconstituted with new appointees aligned with his views on vaccine safety, transparency and scientific rigor.
—FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
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Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Researchers at York and Carleton have been working to digitize and virtually reconstitute the DX collection, through the xDX Project.
—Allison Marsh, IEEE Spectrum, 24 Jan. 2026
Should Trump pursue this scheme of conquest, the military’s training will have to be shattered and reassembled into a destructive version of itself, as if doctors were asked to take lifesaving medicines, reconstitute them as poisonous isomers, and then administer them to patients.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2026
The committee was later reconstituted with new appointees aligned with his views on vaccine safety, transparency and scientific rigor.
—FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
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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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