reconstitute
verb [T] /ˌriːˈkɒn.stɪ.tjuːt/
/-ˈkɑːn.stə.tuːt/ Definition
› to change food that has been dried back into its original form by adding water: The powdered milk/egg can be reconstituted by adding water.Preserving and storing food › to change an organization so that it has a different form: The Health Education Council has been reconstituted as the Health Education Authority.ChangingAdapting and modifying Adapting and attuning to somethingChanging frequently reconstitution noun [U] › the reconstitution of the Communist partyPreserving and storing foodChangingAdapting and modifying Adapting and attuning to somethingChanging frequently
(Definition of reconstitute verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a new broom sweeps clean idiom
- about-turn noun
- alter verb (CHANGE)
- alternate adjective
- alternate verb
- bastardize verb
- convert verb (CHANGE)
- convertible adjective
- fluid adjective (LIKELY TO CHANGE)
- modulate verb (PLAN/PROCESS)
- modulate verb (SOUND)
- move the goalposts idiom
- new broom noun
- polymorphous adjective
- swing verb (MOVE SIDEWAYS)
- transfigure verb
- transform verb
- transitional adjective
- transmogrify verb
- transmute verb
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