"reconstitute" meaning in English

See reconstitute in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /riːˈkɒnstɪtjuːt/ [UK], /riˈkɑnstɪˌt(j)ut/ [US] Forms: reconstitute [canonical], reconstitutes [third-person, singular], reconstituted [past], reconstituted [past, participle], reconstituting [present, participle]
Etymology: re- + constitute Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|re|constitute}} re- + constitute Head templates: {{verb|reconstitut|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you reconstitute something, you construct it again or in a different way.
    Sense id: simple-reconstitute-en-verb-5efqp3No
  2. If you reconstitute a concentrated or dehydrated food, you add liquid to it so as to return it to its original consistency.
    Sense id: simple-reconstitute-en-verb--AvmM3-X
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with re-
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