RECONSTITUTE


Meaning of RECONSTITUTE in English

re ‧ con ‧ sti ‧ tute /riːˈkɒnstətjuːt, riːˈkɒnstɪtjuːt $ riːˈkɑːnstətuːt/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]

1 . to form an organization or a group again in a different way:

The committees will be reconstituted after the election.

reconstitute something as something

In 1832 the firm was reconstituted as Mills and Co.

2 . to change dried food back to its original form by adding water to it:

reconstituted milk

—reconstitution /ˌriːkɒnstəˈtjuːʃ ə n, ˌriːkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃ ə n $ -kɑːnstəˈtuː-/ noun [uncountable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.