reconstitute

reconstitute
reconstituent /ree'keuhn stich"ooh euhnt/, adj., n.reconstitutable, reconstitutible, adj.reconstitutive, adj.reconstitution, n.
/ree kon"sti tooht', -tyooht'/, v., reconstituted, reconstituting.
v.t.
1. to constitute again; reconstruct; recompose.
2. to return (a dehydrated or concentrated food) to the liquid state by adding water: to reconstitute a bouillon cube with hot water.
v.i.
3. to undergo reconstitution; become reconstituted.
[1805-15; RE- + CONSTITUTE]

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