v.
Pronunciation: ˌ r ē -k ə n- ' str ə kt
Function: transitive verb
Date: 1768
: to construct again: as a : to establish or assemble again b : to subject (an organ or part) to surgery to re-form its structure or correct a defect c : to build up mentally : RECREATE < reconstruct ing a lost civilization>
– re · con · struct · ible \ - ' str ə k-t ə -b ə l \ adjective
– re · con · struc · tive \ -tiv \ adjective
– re · con · struc · tor \ -t ə r \ noun