reedificar

/reeðifiˈkaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
reedifico
preterite (yo)
reedifiqué
past participle
reedificado

Meaning

  1. to rebuild

    • Reedificaron el templo.

      They rebuilt the temple.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

reconstruir

reedificar is more formal, literary or architectural; reconstruir is the everyday general word, which can also be figurative, like reconstructing a story.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

reconstruir

reconstruir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to rebuild."

Practice

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