reorganize

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verb

to organize something again, or in a different manner

Similar
revisereorganiseshake upregroup
OriginEnglish organize ← Middle English organizen ← Middle French organiser →
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Meanings

verbreorganize (third-person singular simple present reorganizes, present participle reorganizing, simple past and past participle reorganized)

present singular third person reorganizes · participle present reorganizing · participle past reorganized · past reorganized · alternative re-organise · alternative reorganise · alternative re-organize

  1. transitiveto organize something again, or in a different manner
  2. intransitiveto undergo a reorganization

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
revise

verborganize anew

Similar
reorganiseshake up
Broader
organizeorganise

verborganize anew, as after a setback

Similar
reorganiseregroup
Broader
formorganizeorganise
Also see
regroupshake up

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*werǵ-
  7. Ancient Greekὄργανον (órganon)
  8. Latinorganum
  9. Medieval Latinorganizāre
  10. Middle Frenchorganiser
  11. Middle Englishorganizen
  12. Englishorganize
  13. Englishreorganize

From re- + organize.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian преустро́йвам, реорганизирам
  • преустро́йвам (preustrójvam)to organize again
  • реорганизирам (reorganiziram)to organize again
Catalan reorganitzar
  • reorganitzarto organize again
Czech reorganizovat
  • reorganizovatto organize again
Dutch herorganiseren
  • herorganiserento organize again
French réorganiser
  • réorganiserto organize again
Greek ανασυντάσσω
  • ανασυντάσσω (anasyntásso)to organize again
Hungarian átszervez, újjászervez
  • átszervezto organize again
  • újjászervezto organize again
Irish atheagraigh
  • atheagraighto organize again
Italian riorganizzare
  • riorganizzareto organize again
Japanese 改変
  • 改変 (kaihen)to organize again
Portuguese reorganizar
  • reorganizarto organize again
Scottish Gaelic ath-eagaraich
  • ath-eagaraichto organize again
Spanish reorganizar
  • reorganizarto organize again
Cite this entry
APA

reorganize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reorganize

MLA

“reorganize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reorganize. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reorganize,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reorganize.

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