Definition of "reconstruct" []

• To construct again; rebuild. (verb-transitive)
• To assemble or build again mentally; re-create: reconstructed the sequence of events from the evidence. (verb-transitive)
• To cause to adopt a new attitude or outlook: a diehard traditionalist who could not be reconstructed. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Robin reconstruct's my argument well, but I watn to make some changes to his version that better reflect my original intent:"
• "Use of the word reconstruct implies that there were preexisting quality relationships."
• "So much one can reconstruct from the first glimpse across the valley; but when one enters the town all perspective is lost in chaos."