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
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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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By appointing administrators and receivers, David Jones will get "breathing space" and a chance to restructure the business, Hill said.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
ING Groep launched a 1.65 billion-euro stock buyback and announced plans to restructure its wholesale banking unit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Share prices of all three national carriers have all been under pressure in the last few weeks but Citi does point out that they will have time to restructure and develop strategies to compete.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
She said her organisation had a responsibility to help countries to restructure debt if needed; to assist with domestic resource mobilisation; to bring in international finance; and to create conditions for private investment.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 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 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
That timeline will almost certainly be pushed back as the company restructures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2026
“If overspending or unstable income is the root issue, the loan just restructures the pain.”
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 26, 2026
Professor Lockerby's work restructures Cunningham's original idea into a broader and more flexible form.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 8, 2026
In the years since, several large drugmakers restructured their businesses, laying off thousands of workers and ending clinical development for dozens of drugs.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
Bass said that the Vision Zero initiative is a priority and that as it is being restructured under one department, the city was not waiting for that reorganization to be finished before making changes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
Following a Journal investigation into a deceptive social-media campaign, Polymarket restructured its marketing team, including hiring the founder of electric-scooter company Bird as chief of growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
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
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 10-brand group's declining fortunes in the world's largest car market are the main reason behind a historic restructuring drive that could see it shed up to 120,000 jobs by the end of the decade.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
The reductions are part of a restructuring plan initiated by new owners, said an executive at the company who was not authorized to comment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
In addition to Nee, many of the firm’s partners, including Matt Barr, the head of Weil’s prized restructuring practice, are being heavily courted by rivals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
There’s a lot of restructuring going on there related to the Skydance merger, a lot of conversation about that.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
This use and restructuring of previous systems for new purposes is very much like the pattern of biological evolution.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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