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reorganize

[ ree-awr-guh-nahyz ]

/ riˈɔr gəˌnaɪz /

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verb (used with or without object), re·or·gan·ized, re·or·gan·iz·ing.

to organize again.

Also especially British, re·or·gan·ise.

Origin of reorganize

First recorded in 1675–85; re- + organize

OTHER WORDS FROM reorganize

re·or·gan·iz·er, noun un·re·or·gan·ized, adjective

Words nearby reorganize

reopen, reopener, reorder, reordination, reorganization, reorganize, reorient, reorientation, reoviridae, reovirus, rep

Example sentences from the Web for re-organize

Bustamante immediately took steps to re-organize the government and to place the finances of the colony on a sound footing.

The Audiencia in the Spanish Colonies |Charles Henry Cunningham
An attempt was therefore made to re-organize at once for another attack, but this was found impossible.

The Fifth Leicestershire |J.D. Hills
In this position he had to re-organize the territory recently annexed to France.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 |Various
So I set to work to gather up the fragments of my property, and re-organize the business.

Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again |Joseph Barker

There had been a cessation of fighting for an hour, and the broken troops had commenced to re-organize and get into line.

Uncle Daniel's Story Of "Tom" Anderson |John McElroy

British Dictionary definitions for re-organize

reorganize

reorganise

/ (riːˈɔːɡəˌnaɪz) /

verb (tr)

to change the way (something) is organized