reconstitute

verb

re·​con·​sti·​tute (ˌ)rē-ˈkän(t)-stə-ˌtüt 

-ˌtyüt

reconstituted; reconstituting; reconstitutes

transitive verb

: to constitute again or anew

especially : to restore to a former condition by adding water

reconstitution

(ˌ)rē-ˌkän(t)-stə-ˈtü-shən 

-ˈtyü-

noun

Examples of reconstitute in a Sentence

They have plans to reconstitute the bankrupt company.

Recent Examples on the Web

When it’s required, the donor NP is reconstituted with 2 ml of sterile saline and injected into the degenerated intervertebral disc (or discs). —Paul McClure 06, New Atlas, 6 May 2025

No longer kept in check by a counterbalancing power such as the United States, Putin could reconstitute a sphere of influence in Europe. —Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 1 May 2025

Molded into implants in Kaplan’s lab, researchers reconstitute silk into structures that mimic the human body, supporting cell growth and tissue reformation. —Amy Paturel, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025

Aimee had reconstituted the centuries-old tradition of large-scale tent revivals, once the stuff of rural country fields, into an urban physical monument. —Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1759, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reconstitute

• irresolute
• absolute
• arrowroot
• attribute
• bitterroot
• constitute
• convolute
• destitute
• disrepute
• dissolute
• execute
• institute

Kids Definition

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