Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reconstitute

/ɹiˈkɑnstɪˌt(j)ut/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English

Syllables: re-con-sti-tute
IPA: /ɹiˈkɑnstɪˌt(j)ut/

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to construct something anew, or in a different manner

Transitive verb

verb

to add liquid to a concentrated or dehydrated food to return it to its original consistency

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The public execution, then, has a juridico-political function. It is a ceremonial by which a momentarily injured sovereignty is reconstituted. It restores that sovereignty by manifesting it at its most spectacular."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English constitute English reconstitute From re- + constitute.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɹiˈkɑnstɪˌt(j)ut/
British English: /ɹiːˈkɒnstɪtjuːt/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

reconstitutes (present, singular) reconstituting (participle, present) reconstituted (participle, past) reconstituted (past)

Derived Forms

reconstitutability reconstitutable reconstituteable reconstitutor

Synonyms

restructure

Rhymes With

constitute

Questions

How do you pronounce reconstitute?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹiˈkɑnstɪˌt(j)ut/.
What does reconstitute mean?: to construct something anew, or in a different manner
Where does reconstitute come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English constitute English reconstitute From re- + constitute.

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