/ ˌriːkənˈstrʌkt; NAmE / verb [ vn ]
1.
reconstruct sth (from sth) to build or make sth again that has been damaged or that no longer exists :
They have tried to reconstruct the settlement as it would have been in Iron Age times.
2.
to be able to describe or show exactly how a past event happened, using the information you have gathered :
Investigators are trying to reconstruct the circumstances of the crash.