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reek-uh-n-STRUKT/ˌriːkənˈstrʌkt/

To reconstruct is to build again, or to piece a whole from remaining evidence: reconstruct a hall, reconstruct the n from a file. Restore (already in the dictionary) is bring back to a former state; invent sits opposite. A stock photograph is comms, not a sample.

Meaning

To build again, or to form a complete picture from remaining evidence.

Examples

• “Reconstruct the n from the raw file; a stock photograph is not a sample.”
• “Restore is already in this course. Rebuild is the bricks twin. A photo is design. A count is methods. Open the file; keep the library for the cover.”

Good to know

Rebuild, or piece together from evidence. Close: restore (already in the dictionary). Photos ≠ an n.

Near in meaning

rebuild

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