rebuild
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rebuild
- /ɹiːˈbɪld/
- /ˈɹiːbɪld/
Rhymes with -ɪld
verb rebuilds · rebuilding · rebuilt
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To build again or anew.
The economics of rebuilding all the stations covered by the electrification would be prohibitive, but to help bring home to the Glasgow public that their North Clyde suburban service has been transformed, not merely re-equipped with new trains, stations have at least been associated psychologically
Similar: reassemble, reconstruct, remanufacture
- To attempt to improve one's performance during a period of struggling. After missing the playoffs for the seventh straight season in a row, the Detroit Red Wings are trying to rebuild.
noun rebuilds
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A process or result of rebuilding.
Although the new features of the rebuilds were mainly the application of successful standard principles, the retention of the outside admission cylinders with their necessary high-pressure valve rod glands, of which the Southern lacked previous experience with an engine of this size, caused some une
Similar: reassembly, reconstruction, remake, remanufacture
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(said of sports teams) A period during which an attempt is made to improve during a period of struggling.
Since they failed to make it to the playoffs after five consecutive seasons, the team has gone through a lengthy rebuild.
Similar: reboot, re-creation, remaking
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: reconstruct, reestablish, reintroduce, reinstitute, re-establish, reactivate, relaunch, remake, renewal, reconstructed, regenerate, redo, renew, re-establishment, remold, reconvene
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verb to build again
| Español | reconstruir |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 재건하다 jaegeonhada |
| 日本語 | 建て直す tatenaosu, 再建する saiken suru |
| 中文 | 重建 chóngjiàn, 再建 zàijiàn, 改筑 gǎizhú |
| Português | reconstruir |
| Français | reconstruire |
| Deutsch | wiederaufbauen, umbauen |
| Italiano | ricostruire |
| Ελληνικά | ξαναχτίζω xanachtízo, ανοικοδομώ anoikodomó |
| Русский | перестра́ивать perestráivatʹ, перестро́ить perestróitʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | xây lại, xây dựng lại |
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title = {rebuild},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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