reconstitute

reconstitute
re|con|sti|tute [ri:ˈkɔnstıtju:t US ri:ˈka:nstıtu:t] v [T]
1.) to form an organization or a group again in a different way
The committees will be reconstituted after the election.
reconstitute sth as sth
In 1832 the firm was reconstituted as Mills and Co.
2.) to change dried food back to its original form by adding water to it
reconstituted milk
>reconstitution [ˌri:kɔnstıˈtju:ʃən US -ka:nstıˈtu:-] n [U]

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  • reconstitute — I verb bring back, make over, put back, reactivate, rebuild, recondition, reconstruct, reconvert, redo, reestablish, reform, regenerate, reintegrate, remake, remodel, remold, renew, renovate, reorganize, replace, restore II index convert (change… …   Law dictionary

  • reconstitute — (v.) 1790, from RE (Cf. re ) back, again + CONSTITUTE (Cf. constitute) (v.). Related: Reconstituted; reconstituting …   Etymology dictionary

  • reconstitute — ► VERB 1) reconstruct. 2) change the form and organization of (an institution). 3) restore (something dried) to its original state by adding water. DERIVATIVES reconstitution noun …   English terms dictionary

  • reconstitute — [rē kän′stə to͞ot΄, rē kän′stətyo͞ot΄] vt. reconstituted, reconstituting to constitute again or anew; reconstruct, reorganize, or recompose; specif., to restore (a dehydrated or condensed substance) to its full liquid form by adding water… …   English World dictionary

  • reconstitute — [[t]ri͟ːkɒ̱nstɪtjuːt, AM tuːt[/t]] reconstitutes, reconstituting, reconstituted 1) VERB: usu passive If an organization or state is reconstituted, it is formed again in a different way. [be V ed] Slowly Jewish communities were reconstituted and… …   English dictionary

  • reconstitute — UK [ˌriːˈkɒnstɪˌtjuːt] / US [ˌrɪˈkɑnstɪˌtut] verb [transitive] Word forms reconstitute : present tense I/you/we/they reconstitute he/she/it reconstitutes present participle reconstituting past tense reconstituted past participle reconstituted 1)… …   English dictionary

  • reconstitute — reconstituent /ree keuhn stich ooh euhnt/, adj., n. reconstitutable, reconstitutible, adj. reconstitutive, adj. reconstitution, n. /ree kon sti tooht , tyooht /, v., reconstituted, reconstituting. v.t. 1. to constitute again; reconstruct;… …   Universalium

  • reconstitute — verb 1 (T) to bring something, especially an organization, back into existence in a different form: reconstitute sth as: remnants of the old regiments reconstituted as the New Model Army 2 reconstituted milk/eggs etc milk powder etc to which… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • reconstitute — transitive verb Date: 1812 to constitute again or anew; especially to restore to a former condition by adding water • reconstitution noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • reconstitute — verb /riːˈkɒnstɪtjuːt,riˈkɑnstɪˌt(j)ut/ a) to construct something anew, or in a different manner b) to add liquid to a concentrated or dehydrated food to return it to its original consistency …   Wiktionary

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