Definition

1. Verb:
   • To build something again after it has been damaged or destroyed: To construct or create a structure, system, or entity anew, typically following its destruction, decay, or failure.
   • To restore or re-establish something to a previous or improved state: To repair, reconstruct, or reform something that has been weakened or broken, not always in a physical sense.

Examples of Usage

• Verb:
  • The city plans to rebuild the bridge that collapsed in the storm.
  • After the fire, they had to rebuild their home from the ground up.
  • It took years to rebuild trust after the scandal.
  • The company is working to rebuild its reputation for quality.

Advanced Usage

• "to rebuild one's life": To recover and construct a new life after a major setback, such as a disaster, divorce, or financial loss.

  • After losing everything in the war, she moved to a new country to rebuild her life.

• "to be in the process of rebuilding": To be currently undergoing reconstruction or restoration.

  • The team is in the process of rebuilding after several key players retired.

Variants and Related Words

• Rebuilder (n): A person or thing that rebuilds.

  • He was known as a rebuilder of struggling companies.

• Rebuilding (n): The action or process of rebuilding.

  • The rebuilding of the community center brought everyone together.

• Rebuilt (adj): The past tense and past participle form of 'rebuild'; describes something that has been reconstructed.

  • They moved into the rebuilt house last spring.

Synonyms

• Reconstruct: To build again; often used interchangeably with 'rebuild'.
• Restore: To bring back to a former, original, or unimpaired condition.
• Remodel: To alter the structure or form of something.
• Overhaul: To examine thoroughly and make necessary repairs or changes.

Related Phrasal Verbs

(Note: 'Rebuild' is not commonly used with particles to form standard phrasal verbs. Its meaning is typically self-contained.)

Related Idioms

• "Rebuild from the ground up": To reconstruct something completely, starting from the very foundation or beginning.

  • The software was so outdated that the developers decided to rebuild it from the ground up.

• "Rebuild bridges": To restore friendly relations or connections with someone after a disagreement or period of conflict. (This is a metaphorical use related to the idiom "burn bridges").

  • After their argument, he made an effort to rebuild bridges with his colleague.

Verb

1. build again
   • The house was rebuild after it was hit by a bomb