restructure
verb
re·struc·ture
(ˌ)rē-ˈstrək-chər 
restructured; restructuring; restructures
: to change the makeup, organization, or pattern of
: to restructure something
Examples of restructure in a Sentence
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The college is restructuring its Humanities Department.
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John Wawrow, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2025
Instead, the drug candidate is designed to help restructure the parts of the brain that are affected by addiction, restoring homeostasis.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
In December, Frasers failed to get shareholder approval for Ashley and restructuring specialist Mike Lennon to be appointed to Boohoo's board.
—Robert Olsen, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Donna Langley, Chairman, NBCUniversal Entertainment & Studios and Matt Strauss, Chairman of NBCUniversal Media Group have restructured their teams after their promotions last year.
—Peter White, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025
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restructure
verb
re·struc·ture
rē-ˈstrək-chər
: to change the makeup, organization, or pattern of
Legal Definition
restructure
verb
re·struc·ture
ˌrē-ˈstrək-chər
restructured; restructuring
: to change the makeup, organization, or pattern of
restructure a corporation
companies trying to restructure their debt—Claudia MacLachlan
Claudia MacLachlan
: to restructure something
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