reorganize

verb

re·​or·​ga·​nize (ˌ)rē-ˈȯr-gə-ˌnīz How to pronounce reorganize (audio)
reorganized; reorganizing; reorganizes

transitive verb

: to organize again or anew

intransitive verb

: to reorganize something
reorganizer noun

Examples of reorganize in a Sentence

The staff is still reorganizing the files according to the new system. The company was reorganized after it went bankrupt. The company is reorganizing as a corporation. The club had to reorganize when most of its members moved away.
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Mealtime The tailgate galley has been thoroughly reorganized from Topo 1.0 to 2.0. New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2024 Iran might even reorganize the hundreds of Assad regime soldiers that fled to Iraq into a counterrevolutionary force, potentially enabling it to regain a foothold in Syria. Hamidreza Azizi, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024 Party City Holdings, Inc., had previously filed for bankruptcy in early January 2023, but emerged from Chapter 11 in September of that year after plans to reorganize were approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. Michael Bartiromo, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024 By the 1890s, in need of more revenue, newspapers turned to advertising and reorganized their businesses as joint-stock enterprises with numerous investors. Bruce J. Schulman / Made By History, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for reorganize 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1686, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of reorganize was circa 1686

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“Reorganize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reorganize. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

reorganize

verb
re·​or·​ga·​nize (ˈ)rē-ˈȯr-gə-ˌnīz How to pronounce reorganize (audio)
: to organize again or anew
especially : to bring about a reorganization (as of a business)
reorganizer noun

Legal Definition

reorganize

verb
re·​or·​ga·​nize ˌrē-ˈȯr-gə-ˌnīz How to pronounce reorganize (audio)
reorganized; reorganizing

transitive verb

: to rearrange the plan or structure of : organize again or anew
specifically : to cause (a business) to undergo a reorganization

intransitive verb

: to reorganize something

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