C1verbformalhistorycrime
US/ˌriː.kənˈstrʌkt/
UK/ˌriː.kənˈstrʌkt/
to build or put something together again, or to work out how an event happened
In context
Workers reconstructed the old bridge after the flood destroyed it.
Detectives tried to reconstruct the crime from a few clues.
The doctor reconstructed his damaged knee with a metal plate.
Words that go with reconstruct
verb + noun
- reconstruct the scenePolice reconstructed the scene of the accident.
- reconstruct eventsShe reconstructed events from her diary.
- reconstruct the pastHistorians reconstruct the past from old records.
verb + preposition
- reconstruct fromThe text was reconstructed from fragments.
adverb + verb
- carefully reconstructExperts carefully reconstructed the ancient pot.
- painstakingly reconstructThey painstakingly reconstructed the village.