Synonyms

reorganize

American

[ree-awr-guh-nahyz] / riˈɔr gəˌnaɪz /

especially British, reorganise

verb (used with or without object)

reorganized, reorganizing

to organize again.

reorganize British

/ riːˈɔːɡəˌnaɪz /

verb

to change the way (something) is organized

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Other Word Forms

reorganizer noun
unreorganized adjective

Etymology

Origin of reorganize

First recorded in 1675–85; re- + organize

Example Sentences

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I clean the house, reorganize the linen closet, teach myself how to fold fitted sheets.

From Literature

This appears to reflect how the brain adapts and reorganizes itself after injury.

From Science Daily

Meta has also been on a hiring-and-firing binge, bringing in expensive new AI researchers and executives, while reorganizing other units and laying off existing staff.

From Barron's

Morgan’s specialty was gaining financial control of firms, often using European money, then reorganizing and consolidating them into functional monopolies.

From Barron's

The team was able to directly observe how atoms in a model system shift and reorganize before this unusual decay takes place.

From Science Daily

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