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Reconstruct

To construct again; to rebuild; to remodel; to form again or anew.

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Broader term 13

Alter 76% connected

To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Build 76% connected

To erect or construct, as an edifice or fabric of any kind; to form by uniting materials into a regular structure; to fabricate; to make; to raise.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Change 76% connected

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Conjecture 76% connected

An opinion, or judgment, formed on defective or presumptive evidence; probable inference; surmise; guess; suspicion.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Construct 76% connected

To put together the constituent parts of (something) in their proper place and order; to build; to form; to make; as, to construct an edifice.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Hypothecate 76% connected

To subject, as property, to liability for a debt or engagement without delivery of possession or transfer of title; to pledge without delivery of pos…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Make 76% connected

A companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife.

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Modify 76% connected

To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; as, to modify a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to modify the terms o…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Regenerate 76% connected

Reproduced.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Renew 76% connected

To make new again; to restore to freshness, perfection, or vigor; to give new life to; to rejuvenate; to re/stablish; to recreate; to rebuild.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Speculate 76% connected

To consider by turning a subject in the mind, and viewing it in its different aspects and relations; to meditate; to contemplate; to theorize; as, to…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Suppose 76% connected

To represent to one's self, or state to another, not as true or real, but as if so, and with a view to some consequence or application which the real…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Theorize 76% connected

To form a theory or theories; to form opinions solely by theory; to speculate.

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Manner of action 3

Etymologize 76% connected

To give the etymology of; to trace to the root or primitive, as a word.

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Rehabilitate 76% connected

To invest or clothe again with some right, authority, or dignity; to restore to a former capacity; to reinstate; to qualify again; to restore, as a d…

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Reinstate 76% connected

To place again in possession, or in a former state; to restore to a state from which one had been removed; to instate again; as, to reinstate a king…

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Derivationally related 6

Preserver 74% connected

One who, or that which, preserves, saves, or defends, from destruction, injury, or decay; esp., one who saves the life or character of another.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Preserver 74% connected

One who, or that which, preserves, saves, or defends, from destruction, injury, or decay; esp., one who saves the life or character of another.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Reconstruction 74% connected

The act of constructing again; the state of being reconstructed.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Reconstruction 74% connected

The act of constructing again; the state of being reconstructed.

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Restoration 74% connected

The act of restoring or bringing back to a former place, station, or condition; the fact of being restored; renewal; reestablishment; as, the restora…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Restoration 74% connected

The act of restoring or bringing back to a former place, station, or condition; the fact of being restored; renewal; reestablishment; as, the restora…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 5

Construct 92% connected

To put together the constituent parts of (something) in their proper place and order; to build; to form; to make; as, to construct an edifice.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Rebuild 92% connected

To build again, as something which has been demolished; to construct anew; as, to rebuild a house, a wall, a wharf, or a city.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Remodel 92% connected

To model or fashion anew; to change the form of.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Restore 92% connected

To bring back to its former state; to bring back from a state of ruin, decay, disease, or the like; to repair; to renew; to recover.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Retrace 92% connected

To trace back, as a line.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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