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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Unlike other ultra-luxury brands that were reconstituted in the past few decades under new ownership, Maybach has intimate century-long ties with its mother, Mercedes-Benz.
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Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
To reconstitute it will take years and many billions of dollars.
—Jeremy Shapiro, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
But that wasn’t the case this year as the St. Paul DFL is in the process of reconstituting itself.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 28 Aug. 2025
Then, Friedrich Merz, who became chancellor a few months ago, was able to transcend his country’s love affair with austerity and begin reconstituting Germany as a military power.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
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Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
To reconstitute it will take years and many billions of dollars.
—Jeremy Shapiro, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
But that wasn’t the case this year as the St. Paul DFL is in the process of reconstituting itself.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 28 Aug. 2025
Then, Friedrich Merz, who became chancellor a few months ago, was able to transcend his country’s love affair with austerity and begin reconstituting Germany as a military power.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reconstitute
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“Reconstitute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconstitute. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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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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