reorganize

[ ree-awr-guh-nahyz ]

/ riˈɔr gəˌnaɪz /

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

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

Origin of reorganize

First recorded in 1675–85; re- + organize

OTHER WORDS FROM reorganize

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

Words nearby reorganize

reopen, reopener, reorder, reordination, reorganization, reorganize, reorient, reorientation, reovirus, rep, repack

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How to use reorganize in a sentence

He’ll reorganize the Mar-a-Lago staff under new designations.
Gene Weingarten: It ain’t over until the fat man sings|Gene Weingarten|January 14, 2021|Washington Post
What’s more, the entire health care system has reorganized itself around the ACA, which means that nearly everyone in the country could feel the impact if the law were struck down.
What Happens If the Supreme Court Overturns Obamacare?|Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux (Amelia.Thomson-DeVeaux@abc.com)|November 10, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
NBCUniversal and WarnerMedia have already begun laying off thousands of employees this year while reorganizing their businesses around streaming.
TV networks face loss of affiliate revenue in shift to streaming|Tim Peterson|October 21, 2020|Digiday
Instead, they are reorganizing in ways that will remove the barriers as they shift their businesses to streaming, but not so abruptly as to overburden their streaming properties with the full weight of their businesses.
Major media reorganizations aim to bridge the divide to companies’ streaming futures|Tim Peterson|October 14, 2020|Digiday

Goldman, for its part, has also been quietly reorganizing its digital assets and cryptocurrency team.
Big banks flip the script—now it’s ‘Bitcoin, not blockchain’|dzanemorris|August 26, 2020|Fortune
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
It took Lawrence some little time to reorganize his troop, and to fill the places of those who fell in the fight with Red Jerry.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
With exceeding reluctance I am obliged to give them time to rest and reorganize their troops.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2|Ian Hamilton
To reorganize will take several weeks; but we have to try and act within two or three days.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2|Ian Hamilton
At least, it is certain that no attempt was ever made to reorganize that battery—it was literally wiped out then and there.
"Shiloh" as Seen by a Private Soldier|Warren Olney
I at once began to reorganize things in Liverpool, and to develop our business.
My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands|George Francis Train

British Dictionary definitions for reorganize

reorganize

reorganise

/ (riːˈɔːɡəˌnaɪz) /

verb (tr)

to change the way (something) is organized

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