"unreconstruct" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unreconstructs [present, singular, third-person], unreconstructing [participle, present], unreconstructed [participle, past], unreconstructed [past]
Etymology: un- + reconstruct Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|reconstruct}} un- + reconstruct Head templates: {{en-verb}} unreconstruct (third-person singular simple present unreconstructs, present participle unreconstructing, simple past and past participle unreconstructed)
  1. To reverse or undo the effects of reconstruction.
    Sense id: en-unreconstruct-en-verb-7aDd6vqo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

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