To reconstruct something is to restore it to its original state. When you reconstruct a building, you rebuild it exactly the way it was before the damage occurred.
The reconstruction team was able to reconstruct the building almost exactly the way it was before the fire.
The reconstruction team was able to reconstruct the statue almost exactly the way it was before it was damaged.
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adapted to social or economic change
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The building is an authentic reconstruction of the original.
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The plan for the site was to reconstruct the new building.
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We learned how to reconstruct the building.
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The bridge was reconstructed.
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The enterprise was reconstructed in the 1960ies.
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The reconstruction of the battery was difficult.
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In 2006, the reconstruction of the bridge began.
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It concerns the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the old.
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The aim of the series is to reconstruct the zoo.
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The goal is to reconstruct the original figures.