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Antonyms for re-build


Grammar : Verb
Spell : ree-bild
Phonetic Transcription : riˈbɪld



Definition of re-build

Origin :
  • c.1600 (implied in rebuilding), from re- "back, again" + build (v.). Related: Rebuilt.
  • As in mend : verb correct, improve, fix
  • As in overhaul : verb redo, restore
  • As in patch : verb fix, mend
  • As in reconstruct : verb reorganize, build up
  • As in reform : verb correct, rectify
  • As in rehabilitate : verb renovate, adjust
  • As in remodel : verb reconstruct
  • As in repair : verb fix, restore
  • As in restore : verb fix, make new
  • As in rebuild : verb repair
  • As in rebuild : verb restore
  • As in recondition : verb restore
  • As in restitute : verb restore
  • As in smarten : verb fix
  • As in doctor : verb fix up, treat
  • As in do up : verb physically prepare; fix
  • As in fix : verb mend, repair
  • As in heal : verb cure, recover
Example sentences :
  • Perhaps, after all, it was not too late to re-build his house of life.
  • Extract from : « Dangerous Days » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • No attempt is being made at present to re-build the farms entirely.
  • Extract from : « Out To Win » by Coningsby Dawson
  • They never seemed to re-build on these spots—whether from superstition or other reasons, I know not.
  • Extract from : « Andersonville, Volume 4 » by John McElroy
  • A construction gang came out and started to re-build, and the company offered me a good day office if I would remain, but Nay!
  • Extract from : « Danger Signals » by John A. Hill and Jasper Ewing Brady
  • Parts, however, of the fabric had become so decayed that it was thought necessary to re-build them.
  • Extract from : « The Rivers of Great Britain; Rivers of the South and West Coasts » by Various
  • I think it will give you as great a satisfaction to re-arrange your house with what you have as to re-build, re-decorate.
  • Extract from : « The House in Good Taste » by Elsie de Wolfe
  • Canynge helped to re-build a church; John Cabot discovered a continent, and secured it for all time to the English-speaking race.
  • Extract from : « The Cabots and the Discovery of America » by Elizabeth Hodges

Synonyms for re-build

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