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reconstitute

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++re·con·sti·tute /riːˈkɒnstɪtjuːt $ riːˈkɑːnstɪtuːt/ verb [transitive]  1 START TO HAPPEN, EXIST ETCto form an organization or a group again in a different way 重组;改编 The committees will be reconstituted after the election. 委员会将在选举后改组。reconstitute something as something In 1832 the firm was reconstituted as Mills and Co. 1832年公司重组,改名为米尔斯公司。2 to change dried food back to its original form by adding water to it 使〔脱水食物〕恢复原状;使复原 reconstituted milk 复原乳reconstitution /ˌriːkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃən $ -kɑːnstɪˈtuː-/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
reconstitutePerhaps vision can never be recaptured or reconstituted.Dried whole milk is used mainly in infant feeding, but it can be reconstituted and used as fresh fluid milk.The parliament has been reconstituted, but is essentially powerless.The earthly family was divinely instituted, and devout families believed that it would be reconstituted in heaven.Sun-dried cherries and cranberries should be reconstituted in liquid before using.reconstituted orange juiceIn this case we must reconstitute ourselves into a court of appeal and go through all the evidence afresh.His photographs of these installations reconstitute the memory of a place.Meanwhile, the Commission had been reconstituted under David Donnison and addressed the question of the direct-grant and independent day-schools.
re·con·sti·tute verbChineseSyllable
to organization in again an a a Corpus form or group


reconstitute
reconstitute /riːˈkɒnstətjuːt, riːˈkɒnstɪtjuːt $ riːˈkɑːnstətuːt/ verb [transitive]
1. to form an organization or a group again in a different way:
    The committees will be reconstituted after the election.
    reconstitute something as something
    In 1832 the firm was reconstituted as Mills and Co.
2. to change dried food back to its original form by adding water to it:
    reconstituted milk
—reconstitution /ˌriːkɒnstəˈtjuːʃən, ˌriːkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃən $ -kɑːnstəˈtuː-/ noun [uncountable]


re·con·sti·tuteBrE /ˌriːˈkɒnstɪtjuːt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌriːˈkɑːnstətuːt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they reconstitute BrE /ˌriːˈkɒnstɪtjuːt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌriːˈkɑːnstətuːt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it reconstitutes BrE /ˌriːˈkɒnstɪtjuːts/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌriːˈkɑːnstətuːts/ 🔊past simple reconstituted BrE /ˌriːˈkɒnstɪtjuːtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌriːˈkɑːnstətuːtɪd/ 🔊past participle reconstituted BrE /ˌriːˈkɒnstɪtjuːtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌriːˈkɑːnstətuːtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form reconstituting BrE /ˌriːˈkɒnstɪtjuːtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌriːˈkɑːnstətuːtɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth/itself (as sth) (formal) to form an organization or a group again in a different way 重组;重新设立The group reconstituted itself as a political party. 这个团体重新组建为一个政党。🔊🔊 [usually passive] ~ sth to bring dried food, etc. back to its original form by adding water 使(脱水食物等)恢复原状;使还原 re·con·sti·tu·tion BrE /ˌriːˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌriːˌkɑːnstəˈtuːʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]