(~s, ~ing, rebuilt)
1.
When people ~ something such as a building or a city, they build it again after it has been damaged or destroyed.
They say they will stay to ~ their homes rather than retreat to refugee camps...
VERB: V n
2.
When people ~ something such as an institution, a system, or an aspect of their lives, they take action to bring it back to its previous condition.
Everyone would have to work hard together to ~ the economy...
The agency has been ~ing under new management.
VERB: V n, V