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English verb: reconstruct | |||
| 1. | reconstruct (cognition) reassemble mentally | ||
| Samples | Reconstruct the events of 20 years ago. | ||
| Synonyms | construct, retrace | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conjecture, hypothecate, hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, suppose, theorise, theorize | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | etymologise, etymologize | ||
| 2. | reconstruct (creation) build again | ||
| Samples | The house was rebuild after it was hit by a bomb. | ||
| Examples | The men reconstruct the bookshelves | ||
| Synonyms | rebuild | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | build, construct, make | ||
| Domain category | building, construction | ||
| 3. | reconstruct (change) cause somebody to adapt or reform socially or politically | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| 4. | reconstruct (social) return to its original or usable and functioning condition | ||
| Samples | Restore the forest to its original pristine condition. | ||
| Synonyms | restore | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | regenerate, renew | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | decompress, defibrillate, rehabilitate, rehabilitate, reinstate, uncompress | ||
| 5. | reconstruct (change) do over, as of (part of) a house | ||
| Samples | We are remodeling these rooms. | ||
| Synonyms | redo, remodel | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
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