reorganize
Americanverb (used with or without object)
verb
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Present
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reorganizesimple
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reorganizessimple
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have reorganizedperfect
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has reorganizedperfect
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am reorganizingprogressive
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are reorganizingprogressive
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is reorganizingprogressive
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have been reorganizingperfect progressive
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has been reorganizingperfect progressive
Past
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reorganizedsimple
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had reorganizedperfect
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was reorganizingprogressive
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were reorganizingprogressive
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had been reorganizingperfect progressive
Future
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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The sleeping mind appears to reorganize pieces of reality, combining memories with imagination, expectations, and possible future experiences.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026
I don’t think I would trust him to reorganize my pantry.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026
He has called for a pause so that Russia can reorganize itself for the next round.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
Last week, PayPal said it would reorganize into three business units: Checkout Solutions & PayPal, Consumer Financial Services & Venmo, and Payment Services & Crypto.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
I’ll reorganize myself in the apartment if you reorganize my life?
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
The company is also changing how it awards bonuses and stock options as it reorganizes its workforce around AI efforts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
By examining how yeast reorganizes its RNA and proteins when exposed to mechanical and chemical stress, scientists can gain valuable insight into how life forms might survive on other planets.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 8, 2026
The move comes as the David Zaslav-helmed company reorganizes and sheds thousands of workers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2023
By doing that it put civil litigation on hold while the business reorganizes its finances.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2023
If the government reorganizes the present Registry Office and brings in the necessary personnel, they should be able to take care of this much without the use of computers.
From Down with the Cities by Nakashima, Tadashi
"While people have been adapting to the climate for much longer, Bergstrom's abandonment shows that people reorganized in response to recurring droughts in the last 2,000 years," concluded Wendt.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 11, 2026
Worried the World Cup was slipping through their fingers the bid committee reorganized in a way that made it, well, more united.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
The bondholders may wind up owning the bankrupt company if it is reorganized, or could get back some of their investment if the company is liquidated, while the stockholders would get nothing.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
The bigger story: China’s consumer internet is being reorganized around proximity.
From Barron's ● May 23, 2026
“Class awareness and the class language is receding at the very moment that class has reorganized American society,” said Michael Hout, a professor of sociology at the University of California, Berkeley.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
“No, how about we think about reorganizing the jobs?” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
PayPal recently announced that it would be reorganizing its business under three units.
From MarketWatch ● May 5, 2026
Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to long-tenured U.S. employees for the first time, reorganizing staff for AI efforts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
"This pattern suggests the brain may be reorganizing itself, essentially rejuvenating undamaged networks to compensate for lost function."
From Science Daily ● Mar. 29, 2026
Fortifying supply lines, seeing to the wounded, reorganizing their troops.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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