re ‧ con ‧ struct AC /ˌriːkənˈstrʌkt/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ construction , ↑ reconstruction , ↑ constructor , ↑ construct ; verb : ↑ construct , ↑ reconstruct ]
1 . to produce a complete description or copy of an event by collecting together pieces of information:
Police were reconstructing the movements of the murdered couple.
2 . to build something again after it has been destroyed or damaged SYN rebuild :
The task ahead is to reconstruct the building.