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rebuild

 verb
     
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re‧build past tense and past participle rebuilt [transitive]
1TBC to build something again, after it has been damaged or destroyed:
The church was completely rebuilt in the last century.
2 to make something strong and successful again:
The first priority is to rebuild the area's manufacturing industry.
We try to help them rebuild their lives (=live normally again after something bad has happened).
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