reorganize

[ree-awr-guh-nahyz]

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verb (used with or without object), re·or·gan·ized, re·or·gan·iz·ing.

to organize again.

Also especially British, re·or·gan·ise.

Origin of reorganize

First recorded in 1675–85; re- + organize

Related formsre·or·gan·iz·er, nounun·re·or·gan·ized, adjective

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Related Words for re-organize

repair, tweak, vary, adjust, adapt, rework, correct, revise, customize, reshape, restore, renovate, resolve, standardize, amend, reorganize, revolutionize, transform, rehabilitate, rebuild

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Historical Examples of re-organize

Re-organize the eastern part of Utah, (the Mormon country), as an Aboriginal territory.
The American Indian as Slaveholder and Seccessionist
Annie Heloise Abel
There had been a cessation of fighting for an hour, and the broken troops had commenced to re-organize and get into line.
Uncle Daniel's Story Of "Tom" Anderson
John McElroy
He and I drew up a plan to re-organize the old Conference into a more excellent and practical one.
The American Missionary -- Vol. 44, No. 4, April, 1890
Various
As, however, two men were now coming up the hill together Letty was obliged to re-organize her forces to meet the new advance.
The Dust Flower
Basil King
Thus the unions would retain their confidence and be enabled to re-organize them at an early date.
The Great Steel Strike and its Lessons
William Z. Foster

British Dictionary definitions for re-organize

reorganize

reorganise

verb (tr)

to change the way (something) is organized

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Word Origin and History for re-organize

reorganize

also re-organize, 1680s, from re- "again" + organize (v.). Related: Reorganized; reorganizing.