reorganize

verb

re·​or·​ga·​nize (ˌ)rē-ˈȯr-gə-ˌnīz 

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Hill, a three-decade Nike veteran who returned from retirement last year, has reorganized the company around individual sports rather than around product categories such as men’s, women’s and kids’. —Merritt Enright, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025

Try reorganizing or decluttering small closets to make sure these items never mix. —Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025

But the true revolution came later, when factories reorganized around electric motors. —Rob Thomas, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025

The Globe quickly reorganizes, moving ongoing productions to other theaters around town and builds a 620-seat outdoor Festival Theatre in just 52 days. —Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1686, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Rhymes for reorganize

• actualize
• antagonize
• apologise
• apologize
• capitalize
• categorize
• characterize
• commercialize
• conceptualize
• contrariwise
• criminalize
• decentralize

Kids Definition

reorganize

verb

re·​or·​ga·​nize (ˈ)rē-ˈȯr-gə-ˌnīz 

: 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 

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