reorganize

especially British, re·or·gan·ise

[ree-awr-guh-nahyz]

verb (used with or without object)

reorganized, reorganizing 

1. to organize again.

reorganize

/ riːˈɔːɡəˌnaɪz /

verb

1. to change the way (something) is organized

Other Word Forms

• reorganizer noun
• unreorganized adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of reorganize¹

First recorded in 1675–85; re- + organize

Example Sentences

“It will reorganize in order to continue its criminal activities.”

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

The plan would reorganize the departments and their faculty members into an array of “schools,” “centers” and “institutes.”

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

The team wanted to reorganize information about each product, but the hosting platform had a set template that didn’t allow those changes.

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

If he had known his inbound plane was backed up, he would have reorganized his whole day—and he wouldn’t have been drowning his sorrows in queso.

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

To speed up those plans, Hill reorganized his senior team around its three brands—Nike, Jordan and Converse—and flattened the company’s leadership structure.

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• reconstruct 
• reshuffle 
• restructure 
• revamp