Reconstitute
/ɹiːˈkɒnstɪtjuːt/ verb
verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 to construct something anew, or in a different manner transitive
"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."
- 2 construct or form anew or provide with a new structure wordnet
- 3 to add liquid to a concentrated or dehydrated food to return it to its original consistency transitive
Example
More examples"Tom had to reconstitute the dried mushrooms before adding them to the soup."
Etymology
From re- + constitute.