reorganize
Americanverb (used with or without object)
verb
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Etymology
Origin of reorganize
Explanation
When you change the way something is structured or arranged, you reorganize it. If you can never find two matching socks when you get dressed in the morning, you might want to reorganize your sock drawer. You might reorganize your stamp collection, sorting them by color instead of country. And a government may reorganize a country's entire economy, focusing on tourism instead of exporting oil, for example. Reorganize adds the "again" prefix re- to organize, a verb rooted in the Latin organum, "instrument or tool." Organize is related to organ, and its very earliest meaning was "arrange into a living being."
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Example Sentences
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About 21,000 people from the three communities have signed Blue Zone pledges, agreeing to take on at least one change: Reorganize the kitchen, get a pet, socialize in the community.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2015
Among the books that clearly articulate a coherent core of principles, without getting lost in a myriad practices, are Reorganize For Resilience, and Flat Army.
From Forbes • May 30, 2013
Among the books with the clearest articulation of the shift in management paradigm are Reorganize For Resilience and Leadership In A Wiki World.
From Forbes • May 30, 2013
"Reorganize your government within five days," said their ultimatum.
From Time Magazine Archive
Among other things this agency, by action or advice, would help to: � Reorganize and control education in Axis nations.
From Time Magazine Archive
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