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.
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At a minimum, the Russian military needs a pause to reconstitute its forces.
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Niall Ferguson, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
Future drone swarms will dissolve and reconstitute themselves effortlessly in units of every size, much as elite special-operations forces are built from scalable detachments, each of which is capable of sovereign command.
—Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
In many ways his musical practice centers on reconstituting those voices.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
Dozens of Israeli soldiers and officers have been killed or injured, which has helped morale among Hezbollah’s militants, and the organization has been able to reconstitute some of its communications networks.
—Mohanad Hage Ali, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2024
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Niall Ferguson, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
Future drone swarms will dissolve and reconstitute themselves effortlessly in units of every size, much as elite special-operations forces are built from scalable detachments, each of which is capable of sovereign command.
—Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
In many ways his musical practice centers on reconstituting those voices.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
Dozens of Israeli soldiers and officers have been killed or injured, which has helped morale among Hezbollah’s militants, and the organization has been able to reconstitute some of its communications networks.
—Mohanad Hage Ali, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 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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