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Nov 27, 2009
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re•build



Pronunciation: (rē-bild'), [key]
—v., -built or (Archaic) -build•ed; -build•ing.

—v.t.
1. to repair, esp. to dismantle and reassemble with new parts: to rebuild an old car.
2. to replace, restrengthen, or reinforce: to rebuild an army.
3. to revise, reshape, or reorganize: to rebuild a shattered career.

—v.i.
to build again or afresh: With the insurance money we can rebuild.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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