Definition of reorganize
transitive verb
: to organize again or anew
intransitive verb
: to reorganize something
reorganizer
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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.
Recent Examples of reorganize from the Web
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The new law is part of the ruling party’s drive to reorganize all levels of Poland’s judiciary.
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The position remained vacant until 2013, when then–Secretary of Energy Ernst Moniz reorganized DOE management.
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Tillerson was brought into Trump’s administration in part due to his experience running a massive organization, and he was given a mission to reorganize the State Department.
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On the other is Mr. Buffett, whose Berkshire Hathaway Energy emerged as the power company’s white knight after its nearly decade-long struggle to reorganize its finances.
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But in April, Suniva filed to reorganize under Chapter 11 bankruptcy, complaining that competitors in southeast Asia have driven prices so low the company could not make a profit.
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America was reorganized around a system of highways that had their own language–for example, odd-numbered interstates run north-south, counting up from west to east.
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Other items include a bill to reorganize government organizations, which would pave the way for setting up a new ministry for smaller companies and venture companies.
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The mayor also reorganized his staff, consolidating workers from five different employee levels to three.
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First Known Use of reorganize
circa 1686
REORGANIZE Defined for English Language Learners
reorganize
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: to organize (something) again or in a different way
REORGANIZE Defined for Kids
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reorganized
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: to organize differently She needs to reorganize her closet.
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