reorganize

reorganize
[[t]riɔ͟ː(r)gənaɪz[/t]]
reorganizes, reorganizing, reorganized
V-ERG
To reorganize something means to change the way in which it is organized, arranged, or done.

[V n] It is the mother who is expected to reorganize her busy schedule...

[V n into n] Four thousand troops have been reorganized into a fighting force...

They'll have to reorganise and that might cause them problems.

[V-ed] ...the newly reorganized local health service.

Derived words:
reorganization [[t]riɔ͟ː(r)gənaɪze͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] plural N-VAR

...the reorganization of the legal system...

David was worried about major reorganisations taking place at work.

(in BRIT, also use reorganise)

English dictionary. 2008.

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  • reorganize — re·or·ga·nize /ˌrē ȯr gə ˌnīz/ vb nized, niz·ing vt: to rearrange the plan or structure of: organize again or anew; specif: to cause (a business) to undergo a reorganization vi: to reorganize something Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law.… …   Law dictionary

  • Reorganize — Re*or gan*ize (r? ?r gan ?z), v. t. & i. To organize again or anew; as, to reorganize a society or an army. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • reorganize — 1680s, from RE (Cf. re ) back, again + ORGANIZE (Cf. organize) (v.) …   Etymology dictionary

  • reorganize — (Amer.) v. rearrange, organize again (also reorganise)re·or·gan·ize || ‚rɪː É”rgÉ™naɪz /‚rɪː ɔːgÉ™naɪz …   English contemporary dictionary

  • reorganize — (also reorganise) ► VERB ▪ change the organization of. DERIVATIVES reorganization noun reorganizer noun …   English terms dictionary

  • reorganize — [rē ôr′gə nīz΄] vt., vi. reorganized, reorganizing to organize again or anew; effect a reorganization (of) reorganizer n …   English World dictionary

  • reorganize — UK [rɪˈɔː(r)ɡənaɪz] / US [rɪˈɔrɡəˌnaɪz] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms reorganize : present tense I/you/we/they reorganize he/she/it reorganizes present participle reorganizing past tense reorganized past participle reorganized to… …   English dictionary

  • reorganize — Date: circa 1686 transitive verb to organize again or anew intransitive verb to reorganize something • reorganizer noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • reorganize — (BrE also ise) verb ADVERB ▪ completely, totally ▪ systematically PREPOSITION ▪ as ▪ The laboratory was reorganized as a separate …   Collocations dictionary

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