rearrange

/ (ˌriːəˈreɪndʒ) /

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verb (tr)

to put (something) into a new orderto rearrange the lighting

to put (something) back in its original order after it has been displaced

to fix a new date or time for (something postponed)to rearrange a match

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Derived forms of rearrange

rearranger, nounrearrangement, noun

Words nearby rearrange

rear light, rearm, rearmost, rearmouse, rear projection, rearrange, rear sight, rearview mirror, rearward, Rea Silvia, reason

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How to use rearrange in a sentence

Is there any intervention that would do more than help to rearrange the rubble?
Only Iraq Can Save Itself From Chaos|Jay Parini|June 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And so if the government could just get to the kitchen, rearrange some things, we could certainly party with the Haitians.
‘Clueless’: How the Greatest Clique of the ‘90s Transformed Into A Shakespearean Tragedy|Marlow Stern|May 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When Jackson asks if he can rearrange the seats before we start, she belts out sweetly: “Go nuts for cowboy butts!”
There’s Something About Mary Lambert|Abby Haglage|September 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
We rearrange our schedules so that we can spend more time catering to its every whim.
The Economics of Puppy Management|Megan McArdle|February 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST

ARIES Incoming: You are bombarded with information now as plans change, rearrange, and caveats and amendments abound.
Horoscopes July 3-9, 2011|Starsky + Cox|July 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST
But it was a long time before he found any one who was willing to attempt to rearrange his scribbled thoughts.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
This means not alone that he shall remember them all, but there is a more serious trouble: he must often rearrange them.
English: Composition and Literature|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
A reader creates nothing new; 77 all he does is to rearrange in his own mind the images already familiar.
English: Composition and Literature|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
Finally he had to stop, undo the bundle, and rearrange every article in it, before he could induce it to “carry” smoothly.
The Backwoodsmen|Charles G. D. Roberts
If it is found necessary to rearrange any of the fronds, it may be done by means of a wet camel-hair brush.
The Sea Shore|William S. Furneaux

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