rearrange
Britishverb
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to put (something) into a new order
to rearrange the lighting
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to put (something) back in its original order after it has been displaced
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to fix a new date or time for (something postponed)
to rearrange a match
Other Word Forms
Explanation
When you rearrange something, you change its position or reorganize its contents. You could rearrange your bookshelves so that the books are sorted by color, rather than by title or author. After riding in a car with the windows down, you might need to rearrange your scarf and hairdo. And, if you're making room in your apartment for a friend to stay over, you might want to rearrange your furniture to accommodate an air mattress. You can also rearrange a schedule or routine. This word adds the "back or again" prefix, re-, to arrange, a verb which originally meant "draw up a battle line."
Vocabulary lists containing rearrange
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A customer may have exacting preferences, a store may rearrange its shelves and an apparently suitable replacement may turn out to contain an allergen.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
But on Swindon, Liberal Democrat Bearder said: "I don't think its a good fit. You would have to rearrange all the boundaries."
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
The simulations revealed that if the surface atoms did not rearrange themselves, oxygen molecules could split apart much more easily and react with the gold.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
“You have people engaging in conversations about how they’re going to rearrange their pantry, or where the vanity should go in the master bath—it’s really exciting.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
Before either mother or son could speak, rearrange themselves properly, or even exchange looks, Freddie had run around the house, climbed the porch steps, and was calling them between gulps of laughter.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
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