rebuild

[ ree-bild ]

/ riˈbɪld /

to repair, especially to dismantle and reassemble with new parts: to rebuild an old car.

to replace, restrengthen, or reinforce: to rebuild an army.

to revise, reshape, or reorganize: to rebuild a shattered career.

to build again or afresh: With the insurance money we can rebuild.

Origin of rebuild

First recorded in 1605–15; re- + build

re·build·a·ble, adjective re·build·a·bil·i·ty, noun re·build·er, noun un·re·built, adjective

Before dying in 1219, Marshal would begin the task of rebuilding England after decades of war.

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Looking at the new season, we now have Coulson as the new S.H.I.E.L.D. director, tasked with rebuilding the agency.

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Many are still sorting through overturned barrels and rebuilding their production facilities.

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Anna suggests going out for dinner because she wants to make new memories and try to start that process of rebuilding things.

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But before we can start talking about rebuilding areas affected by systemic poverty, we need to confront crime.

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They are now rebuilding the old block-house, which was burned a few years ago.

Harper's Young People, May 18, 1880 |Various
He began by rebuilding the friars' dormitories, enlarging their gardens, and giving them a good water-supply.

Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Milan, 1475-1497 |Julia Mary Cartwright
The metaphor is suggested by the incidents connected with the rebuilding.

The Expositor's Bible: The Psalms, Volume III |Alexander Maclaren
Since then the old house has been torn down, the family of Mr. Betts rebuilding a home place on a different portion of the farm.

The Best Ghost Stories |Various
Any one of these partners would have disinherited his son on the question of rebuilding Tellson's.

A Tale of Two Cities |Charles Dickens

rebuild

/ (riːˈbɪld) /

to make, construct, or form again the cost of rebuilding the house

(tr) to restore (a system or situation) to a previous condition his struggle to rebuild his life