reconstitute
verb
re·con·sti·tute
(ˌ)rē-ˈkän(t)-stə-ˌtüt 
-ˌtyüt
reconstituted; reconstituting; reconstitutes
: to constitute again or anew
especially
: to restore to a former condition by adding water
Examples of reconstitute in a Sentence
They have plans to reconstitute the bankrupt company.
Recent Examples on the Web
Anyway, ever since, analysts have been predicting that the bundle would be reconstituted in some form, but online.
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Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2024
As streaming has fueled the steady erosion of the pay-TV industry, the moves by otherwise competing media companies to partner up on streaming bundles looks like an attempt to reconstitute cable TV.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 8 May 2024
Scrapping the two-year spending plan approved by lawmakers March 9 would be a drastic step that would leave all sides scrambling to reconstitute a budget before the fiscal year ends on June 30.
—Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
The speech showed how Mr. Biden is straining to reconstitute the coalition that powered his 2020 victory.
—Nicholas Nehamas, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2024
The toxic spaces didn’t reconstitute themselves, and rule-abiding Redditors got the benefits of a cleaner, less hateful platform.
—Kevin Roose, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Everything Bonnard painted has the quality of something imaginatively reconstituted, or retrieved from time itself, in the manner of Marcel Proust.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
It can be used as is in recipes or reconstituted with water as a substitute for fresh milk.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2024
Reshaping the war economy One of the biggest surprises for many Western observers has been Russia’s ability to reconstitute the old Soviet military-industrial complex in order to equip and field its armies and prosecute a long, materials-intensive war.
—Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Feb. 2024
Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2024
As streaming has fueled the steady erosion of the pay-TV industry, the moves by otherwise competing media companies to partner up on streaming bundles looks like an attempt to reconstitute cable TV.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 8 May 2024
Scrapping the two-year spending plan approved by lawmakers March 9 would be a drastic step that would leave all sides scrambling to reconstitute a budget before the fiscal year ends on June 30.
—Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
The speech showed how Mr. Biden is straining to reconstitute the coalition that powered his 2020 victory.
—Nicholas Nehamas, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2024
The toxic spaces didn’t reconstitute themselves, and rule-abiding Redditors got the benefits of a cleaner, less hateful platform.
—Kevin Roose, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Everything Bonnard painted has the quality of something imaginatively reconstituted, or retrieved from time itself, in the manner of Marcel Proust.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
It can be used as is in recipes or reconstituted with water as a substitute for fresh milk.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2024
Reshaping the war economy One of the biggest surprises for many Western observers has been Russia’s ability to reconstitute the old Soviet military-industrial complex in order to equip and field its armies and prosecute a long, materials-intensive war.
—Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Feb. 2024
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reconstitute
verb
re·con·sti·tute
(ˈ)rē-ˈkän(t)-stə-ˌt(y)üt
: to return to a former condition by adding water
Medical Definition
reconstitute
transitive verb
re·con·sti·tute
(ˈ)rē-ˈkän(t)-stə-ˌt(y)üt
reconstituted; reconstituting
: to constitute again or anew
especially
: to restore to a former condition by adding liquid
reconstituted blood plasma
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