uncompress vs reconstruct

uncompress and reconstruct both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of uncompress include restore.

uncompress (verb)	reconstruct (verb)
restore to its uncompressed form	do over, as of (part of) a house
	cause somebody to adapt or reform socially or politically
	reassemble mentally
	build again
	return to its original or usable and functioning condition