reorganize

American  

[ree-awr-guh-nahyz] / riˈɔr gəˌnaɪz /

especially British, reorganise

verb (used with or without object)

reorganized, reorganizing

1. to organize again.

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reorganize British  

/ riːˈɔːɡəˌnaɪz /

verb

1. to change the way (something) is organized

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Other Word Forms

• reorganizer noun
• unreorganized adjective

Etymology

Origin of reorganize

First recorded in 1675–85; re- + organize

Example Sentences

I tell this story as a word of caution, because it can be very tempting to treat spring cleaning as an opportunity to reorganize your kitchen entirely.

From Salon

Alibaba has been reorganizing its AI operations, creating a new unit to bring its various AI businesses under one umbrella overseen by Wu.

From The Wall Street Journal

Microsoft is reorganizing Copilot AI product teams to unify commercial and consumer versions.

From The Wall Street Journal

Simply adding titled overhead and reorganizing an office borders on comedy.

From The Wall Street Journal

RAD is seeking to reorganize under the Chapter 11 U.S. bankruptcy process due to struggles raising money from investors.

From Barron's

Related Words

• reconstruct
• reshuffle
• restructure
• revamp