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Princeton's WordNet

  1. rebuild, reconstructverb

    build again

    "The house was rebuild after it was hit by a bomb"

Wiktionary

  1. rebuildnoun

    An act of rebuilding.

  2. rebuildverb

    To build again.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Rebuildverb

    To reedify; to restore from demolition; to repair.

    Etymology: re and build.

    The fines imposed there were the more questioned, and repined against, because they were assigned to the rebuilding and repairing of St. Paul’s church. Edward Hyde.

    Fine is the secret, delicate the art,
    To raise the shades of heroes to our view,
    Rebuild fall’n empires, and old time renew. Thomas Tickell.

ChatGPT

  1. rebuild

    Rebuild generally refers to the process of making extensive repairs, changes, modifications or improvements to something that is damaged, destroyed, outdated, or dysfunctional in order to return it to its original state or improve upon it. This can apply to physical structures, like houses or cars, as well as abstract concepts, like relationships or economies.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Rebuildverb

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

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Rebuild

    rē-bild′, v.t. to build again: to renew.—n. Rebuild′er.

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  1. Verbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'rebuild' in Verbs Frequency: #946

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of rebuild in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of rebuild in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of rebuild in a Sentence

  1. Jeb Hensarling:

    We are incenting, encouraging and subsidizing people to live in harm’s way, shame on us if all we do is help rebuild the same homes, in the same fashion, in the same place.

  2. Steven Kwon:

    Nothing can bring Zemari or these other precious people back, but we appreciate the opportunity to discuss these devastating losses in detail with senior Defense Department officials, we hope they will act urgently to get surviving family members and impacted NEI employees to safety and to help them to rebuild their lives.

  3. Skylar Diggins:

    We pivoted our roster construct from a few superstar players to one which would be a on-the-fly rebuild, we made a decision at the time of those players moving on, rather than take back other WNBA players I knew would be of lesser value to become a speculator to aggregate a number of draft picks.

  4. Air Command:

    Most of you know that our TBM Avenger was forced to land due to engine failure, the good news is that the pilot is fine. The not so good news is that it may take several years to rebuild the Avenger.

  5. Manchester United:

    While the past few weeks have been disappointing, they should not obscure all the work he has done over the past three years to rebuild the foundations for long-term success, ole leaves with our sincerest thanks for his tireless efforts as manager and our very best wishes for the future.

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    (law) the act of substituting of one creditor for another
    A subrogation
    B volubility
    C slur
    D nidus

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