theorize vs reconstruct

theorize and reconstruct both are verbs.

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

As verbs, reconstruct is a hyponym of theorize; that is, reconstruct is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than theorize:

Other hyponyms of theorize include construct, retrace, develop, explicate, formulate.

theorize (verb)	reconstruct (verb)
to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds	do over, as of (part of) a house
form or construct theories	cause somebody to adapt or reform socially or politically
construct a theory about	reassemble mentally
	build again
	return to its original or usable and functioning condition