reconstruct
verb/ˌriːkənˈstrʌkt/
Frequency rank: #10,419 most common English word
Meaning
to build or create something again after it has been damaged or destroyed; to piece together a past event from available evidence.
Example sentence
Investigators worked hard to reconstruct the events that led to the accident.
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