rearrange

verb

re·​ar·​range ˌrē-ə-ˈrānj 

rearranged; rearranging

transitive verb

: to arrange (something or someone) again in a different way

rearranged the flowers on the table

rearrange the furniture

I rearranged my hair/clothes/glasses.

… anagrams, which are words or phrases rearranged to form different words or phrases.

—Carolyn Phelan

… massaging his knees while he talks, frequently rearranging himself into a more comfortable position.

—Daniel Ross

Sarah is more or less grimacing now …. In a minute, she'll rearrange her face to look cheerful.

—Aurelie Sheehan

… rearranging their lives … to go back to school, to get the education that was denied them or that they did not want when they were young.

—Ruth Dorgan

… thousands of people had to cancel or rearrange their travel plans.

—Ken Young

Examples of rearrange in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The dining room of the Tower Bar was rearranged to accommodate one long table, which made getting around a squeeze, but also made for fun, easy conversation. —Booth Moore, WWD, 24 Oct. 2024

Yet, Mayor Brandon Johnson reeled the airlines back earlier this summer by promising to cut costs and rearrange construction schedules. —Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024

Identifying bottlenecks and inefficiencies allows the owner to rearrange the layout, streamline operations and ensure key areas are accessible. —Expert Panel®, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024

And the state was an already heavily competitive market for housing – before the pandemic rearranged how people lived. —Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 2 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1778, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

rearrange

verb

re·​ar·​range

ˌrē-ə-ˈrānj

: to arrange again usually in a different way

rearranged the furniture

rearrangement noun