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

All of it quiets the mind and clears out clutter, rearranges the cerebral furniture for a better flow, and gives creativity room to stretch out. —Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 June 2024

The agency is acting like a bull in a china shop trying to rearrange the shelves. —Christopher Mohr, Orange County Register, 4 June 2024

The layout has been slightly rearranged, with dedicated service buttons for Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Netflix, Tubi, and YouTube, and a new custom shortcut button resides above the navigation pad instead of below it. —PCMAG, 30 May 2024

Gemini season seeks to rearrange parts of your home and family life. —USA TODAY, 20 May 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