reconstruct

6 definitions • 6 examples

to build or create again something that has been damaged or destroyed:

The post-war government had the enormous task of reconstructing the city.

to change a system or organization completely, so that it works more effectively:

They were given the task of reconstructing the city's public transport system.

If you reconstruct something that has happened in the past, you combine a lot of information in order to get a complete description of what happened:

The police tried to reconstruct the crime using the statements of witnesses.

to build or create again something that has been damaged or destroyed

If you reconstruct something that happened in the past, you combine a lot of details to try to get a clear idea of what happened:

Detectives tried to reconstruct the crime by comparing all the statements of the eyewitnesses.

to build something again after it has been damaged or destroyed:

This was a failed attempt to reconstruct their business operations.

They plan to use income from tourism to reconstruct the economy.