reconstitute

Everyday

1. To make dried food or powder into its original form again by adding water: reconstituted milk or orange juice. tree →
2. (formal) To form a group, organisation or system again, often in a new way. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life and cooking, you reconstitute powdered milk, dried soup or dried mushrooms by adding water. Juice labels may say "from concentrate", meaning it was reconstituted. In history or the news, a government or team can be reconstituted after breaking up. Phrases: reconstituted juice, reconstitute with water, reconstituted the committee.

Examples

• Add hot water to reconstitute the dried soup. tree →
• This orange juice is reconstituted from concentrate. tree →
• Astronauts reconstitute their dried food with water. tree →
• The club was reconstituted with new members. tree →
• The powder is reconstituted into milk for the baby. tree →
• After the war, the army was reconstituted. tree →

Note

Formal word. Noun: reconstitution. Past form: reconstituted. In maths-style recipes, follow the ratio: "1 scoop of powder to 200 ml water".