REORGANIZE


Meaning of REORGANIZE in English

re ‧ or ‧ gan ‧ ize BrE AmE ( also reorganise British English ) /riːˈɔːɡənaɪz $ -ˈɔːr-/ verb [intransitive and transitive]

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ organization ≠ DISORGANIZATION , ↑ reorganization , ↑ organizer ; verb : ↑ organize ≠ DISORGANIZE , ↑ reorganize ; adjective : ↑ organizational , ↑ organized ≠ ↑ disorganized ]

to arrange or organize something in a new way:

Our office is being completely reorganized.

—reorganization /riˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃ ə n $ -ˌɔːrɡənə-/ noun [uncountable and countable] :

a major reorganization of child care services

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THESAURUS

■ to change something

▪ change to make someone or something different:

Unfortunately, there’s nothing we can do to change the situation.

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Being at college has changed her – she’s much more confident now.

▪ alter especially written tochange something so that it is better or more suitable:

You can alter the colour and size of the image using a remote control.

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Can we alter the date of the meeting?

▪ adapt to change something slightly in order to improve it or make it more suitable:

How much would it cost to adapt the existing equipment?

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You can adapt the recipe to suit your own requirements.

▪ adjust to make small changes in the position or level of something in order to improve it or make it more suitable:

How do you adjust the volume on the television?

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He adjusted his tie in the mirror.

▪ modify especially written to make small changes to something such as a piece of equipment, a set of ideas, or a way of behaving in order to improve it or use it in a different way:

He’s modified his opinions since then.

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a modified version of the original program.

▪ reform to change a law, system, organization etc so that it is fairer or more effective:

plans to reform the tax system

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Health care needs to be completely reformed.

▪ revise to change a plan, idea, law etc because of new information and ideas:

In July, China revised the rules for foreign investment.

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The findings could force the scientists to revise their ideas about climate change.

▪ reorganize to change the way that a system or organization works:

We’ve had to reorganize our database

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During the 1980s, the government reorganized the civil service.

▪ restructure to make big changes to the way something is organized, especially a large political or economic system or a big company, in order to make it more effective:

The company has been restructured from top to bottom.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.