reconstruct vs renew

reconstruct and renew both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reconstruct	No	No	Yes	No
renew	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, renew is a hypernym of reconstruct; that is, renew is a word with a broader meaning than reconstruct:

reconstruct: return to its original or usable and functioning condition
renew: reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new

Other hypernyms of reconstruct include regenerate.

reconstruct (verb)	renew (verb)
do over, as of (part of) a house	cause to appear in a new form
cause somebody to adapt or reform socially or politically	reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new
reassemble mentally
build again
return to its original or usable and functioning condition