restructure
Americanverb (used with object)
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restructures,
present (3rd person singular)
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restructured,
past participle, past
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restructuring
present participle
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to change, alter, or restore the structure of.
to restructure a broken nose.
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to effect a fundamental change in (as an organization or system).
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to recombine (bits of inexpensive meats), especially by mechanical means, into simulated steaks, fillets, etc.
verb (used without object)
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restructures,
present (3rd person singular)
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restructured,
past participle, past
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restructuring
present participle
noun
verb
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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restructuresimple
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restructuressimple
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have restructuredperfect
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has restructuredperfect
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am restructuringprogressive
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are restructuringprogressive
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is restructuringprogressive
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have been restructuringperfect progressive
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has been restructuringperfect progressive
Past
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restructuredsimple
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had restructuredperfect
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was restructuringprogressive
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were restructuringprogressive
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had been restructuringperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of restructure
Explanation
When you restructure something, you organize it in a different way so it’ll work better, like a practice schedule a coach restructures to get in more morning sessions before a big game. The verb restructure often refers to a company that is changing the way it operates in order to be more efficient. In many cases, this means laying off employees, closing locations, or working with creditors to change the speed at which debt is repaid. The goal of this kind of restructuring is for the company to stay in business through a rough time in its history.
Vocabulary lists containing restructure
Latin Love, Vol I: struere
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Example Sentences
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In 2020, McClatchy went to court to restructure its finances, arguing it couldn’t meet its debt payments and pension obligations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
The savvy former WTA boss, who once successfully fought for women’s equal prize money, now shadow-leads an unexpectedly unified player effort to restructure the relationship with the sport’s longstanding economic pillars — the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
"I said 'we have to change everything, restructure the business and that's going to be painful'."
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
LIV lost its Saudi funding, laid off most of its staff, and faces lawsuits from unpaid vendors as it attempts to restructure under a new model.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Hoover wanted the new investigation to be a showcase for his bureau, which he had continued to restructure.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
As Mozeliak restructures the roster, he is doing the same in the front office.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
As it restructures in a bid to escape the doldrums, Ubisoft in June closed studios in Canada's Winnipeg and the Serbian capital Belgrade.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
BP named Gordon Birrell head of upstream and Richard Harding interim head of downstream as it restructures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
Professor Lockerby's work restructures Cunningham's original idea into a broader and more flexible form.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 8, 2026
When Argentina restructures, and current reserve burn rates suggest this will happen early in 2026, those holdings get written down.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 25, 2025
He acquired a 27.7% stake in Man Utd in 2024, and has since restructured the organisation, overseeing 450 redundancies, overhauling senior management and sacking two managers.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
“I think safety is more industry-specific than company-specific. If I get fired, downsized, restructured, I feel like I have the ability to find another job within the industry,” Bolanowski said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
After a 2020 outbreak of COVID-19, the shelter restructured its bed plan and currently houses up to 800 people nightly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
"Even when I started you could see, and you'd always read about it in the news, that this or that part of the business was being restructured," he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026
Griffith’s identification of a chemical capable of carrying hereditary instructions between organisms—the “gene molecule”—would have sparked a thousand speculations and restructured the chemical theory of life.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
The German automaker said Friday that the reasons behind the guidance cut are a challenging market environment, particularly in China, the impairment of the Porsche goodwill and additional restructuring expenses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
LIV said that it has entered into a restructuring support agreement with BC Partners, the British investment firm, and other potential investors to recapitalize the organization when it emerges from bankruptcy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
The restructuring comes a year after a major cyberattack halted JLR's production in Britain and severely affected its finances.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
Last week, Volkswagen said its management and unions had agreed to axe a a total of 100,000 jobs by the end of the decade, the biggest-ever restructuring in the global auto industry.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
And to begin the work of restructuring American schools—barely changed in generations despite the ongoing Information Revolution—and their frequently warped structures, procedures, and value systems.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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