rebuild

rebuild
rebuild UK US /ˌriːˈbɪld/ verb [T]
► to build something again after it has been destroyed or damaged: »

After the hurricane, the whole infrastructure of the city needed rebuilding.

► to make big changes to a company, organization, or system that is no longer effective: »

It is taking more time than a lot of businesses expected to resume and rebuild their operations.

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Certain countries have been exempted from quotas in an effort to help them rebuild their economies.

► to work hard in order to improve the way people think about you after a difficult period or a period in which you have made mistakes: »

Some big multinationals struggled to rebuild their credibility in the wake of the stock market crash.

 rebuild confidence/trust/morale »

We must now begin the complex process of rebuilding trust among employees and their confidence in the organization.

 rebuild your career/reputation/image »

I managed to rebuild my career by paying attention to human relationships.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • Rebuild — Re*build (r[=e]*b[i^]ld ), v. t. To build again, as something which has been demolished; to construct anew; as, to rebuild a house, a wall, a wharf, or a city. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rebuild — index copy, fix (repair), reclaim, reconstitute, reconstruct, recreate, rehabilitate, renew ( …   Law dictionary

  • rebuild — (v.) 1610s, from RE (Cf. re ) back, again + BUILD (Cf. build) (v.). Related: Rebuilt; rebuilding …   Etymology dictionary

  • rebuild — *mend, repair, patch Analogous words: *renew, restore, renovate, refresh …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • rebuild — ► VERB (past and past part. rebuilt) ▪ build again …   English terms dictionary

  • rebuild — [rē bild′] vt. rebuilt, rebuilding 1. to build anew 2. to restore to a previous condition 3. to repair or remodel extensively, as by taking apart and reconstructing, often with new parts vi. to build again …   English World dictionary

  • Rebuild — Song infobox Name= Rebuild Background = Orange Artist= Switchfoot Released= November 1st, 2007 Format= Digital Download Recorded = 2007 Genre= Rock Length= 3:39 Label= Lowercase People Records Writer = Jon Foreman Matt Thiessen Producer =… …   Wikipedia

  • rebuild — [[t]ri͟ːbɪ̱ld[/t]] rebuilds, rebuilding, rebuilt 1) VERB When people rebuild something such as a building or a city, they build it again after it has been damaged or destroyed. [V n] They say they will stay to rebuild their homes rather than… …   English dictionary

  • rebuild — verb ADVERB ▪ completely, entirely, totally ▪ The hall had to be completely rebuilt after the fire. ▪ virtually (esp. BrE) ▪ The whole structure was virtually rebuilt …   Collocations dictionary

  • rebuild — verb (rebuilt; building) Date: 1537 transitive verb 1. a. to make extensive repairs to ; reconstruct < rebuild a war torn city > b. to restore to a previous state < rebuild inventories > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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