rebuild

rebuild
[[t]ri͟ːbɪ̱ld[/t]]
rebuilds, rebuilding, rebuilt
1) VERB When people rebuild something such as a building or a city, they build it again after it has been damaged or destroyed.

[V n] They say they will stay to rebuild their homes rather than retreat to refugee camps...

[V n] The castle was rebuilt by his great grandson in 1859.

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2) VERB When people rebuild something such as an institution, a system, or an aspect of their lives, they take action to bring it back to its previous condition.

[V n] The President's message was that everyone would have to work hard together to rebuild the economy...

[V n] Jane began to rebuild her social life which had been non-existent since her marriage...

The agency has been rebuilding under new management.

3) VERB If doctors rebuild part of someone's body that has been damaged, they operate on that person to make them well again.

[V n] Two weeks later, surgeons carried out the operation to rebuild his face.


English dictionary. 2008.

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