rebuilt
[ɹiˈbɪlt]
An object that's rebuilt has been put back together again after being broken or damaged. This can include anything from an old car to a house.
Rebuilt things are often very special because they've had their whole history before, and now they have a new one too. Imagine you buy an antique piano that used to belong to a famous musician - it's been rebuilt at some point in its life. The word is also used for buildings, like old houses that were torn down but then put back together again with new parts.
How common is "rebuilt"?
Word rebuilt is considered rare in modern English.
It has a balanced usage among all categories: speech, fiction, newspapers and academic texts.
It has a balanced usage among all categories: speech, fiction, newspapers and academic texts.
Definitions
verb
To build again.
reassemblereconstructremanufacture
adjective
Which has been rebuilt
Example: rebuilt engine
reassembledreconditionedreconstructedremanufactured
Real examples of "rebuilt" in context
