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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Examples from the Web for reorganize

Contemporary Examples

She can reorganize her own molecules, make computers with her brain, talk to dinosaurs.
Scarlett Johansson Vs. the Faceless Men of Color
Teo Bugbee
July 29, 2014
Before he could implement the new strategies, McCarthy had to reorganize the department itself.
Chicago Police Say Shooting Deaths Are Declining
Michael Daly
May 31, 2013
The plan for American Airlines was to reorganize, not to liquidate, as many failed companies do.
American Airlines Suffers Its Worst Week Ever
Daniel Gross
October 2, 2012
And newspapers in Los Angeles, Chicago, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, and New Haven scramble to reorganize in bankruptcy.
Would You Pay to Read This Story?
Richard J. Tofel
March 5, 2009

Historical Examples

He sped forth from the laboratory, to reorganize his beaten Gens.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930
Various
I meet General Wood, and ask if I shall not halt and reorganize them.
The Citizen-Soldier
John Beatty
We might as well plan to reorganize our globe by redistributing the elements in it.
Folkways
William Graham Sumner
You say you will reorganize the court and reverse the decision.
The Negro and the Nation
George S. Merriam
Elizabeth hardly dared express her longing to reorganize their home.
The Wind Before the Dawn
Dell H. Munger

British Dictionary definitions for reorganize

reorganize

reorganise

verb (tr)

to change the way (something) is organized

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Word Origin and History for reorganize

v.

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

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Examples from the Web for reorganize

Contemporary Examples

She can reorganize her own molecules, make computers with her brain, talk to dinosaurs.

Before he could implement the new strategies, McCarthy had to reorganize the department itself.

The plan for American Airlines was to reorganize, not to liquidate, as many failed companies do.

And newspapers in Los Angeles, Chicago, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, and New Haven scramble to reorganize in bankruptcy.

Historical Examples

He sped forth from the laboratory, to reorganize his beaten Gens.

I meet General Wood, and ask if I shall not halt and reorganize them.

We might as well plan to reorganize our globe by redistributing the elements in it.

You say you will reorganize the court and reverse the decision.

Elizabeth hardly dared express her longing to reorganize their home.

reorganize

reorganise

Word Origin and History for reorganize

v.

Origin of reorganize