Standard Lemma guide

reorganize

verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

verb

Meaning 1

to organize something again, or in a different manner

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

to undergo a reorganization

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

organize anew

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • We must reorganize the company if we don't want to go under

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: reorganise, shake up

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: organize, organise

Narrower terms: retool, revise

4

verb

Meaning 4

organize anew, as after a setback

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: reorganise, regroup

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: form, organize, organise

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *werǵ-der. Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon)bor. Latin organum Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Latin -izō Medieval Latin organizārelbor. Middle French organiserbor. Middle English organizen English organize English reorganize From re- + organize.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: преустро́йвам (preustrójvam) — to organize again
  • Bulgarian: реорганизирам (reorganiziram) — to organize again
  • Catalan: reorganitzar — to organize again
  • Czech: reorganizovat — to organize again
  • Dutch: herorganiseren — to organize again
  • French: réorganiser — to organize again
  • Galician: reorganizar — to organize again
  • Greek: ανασυντάσσω (anasyntásso) — to organize again
  • Hungarian: átszervez — to organize again
  • Hungarian: újjászervez — to organize again
  • Irish: atheagraigh — to organize again
  • Italian: riorganizzare — to organize again
  • Japanese: 改変 (kaihen) — to organize again
  • Portuguese: reorganizar — to organize again
  • Scottish Gaelic: ath-eagaraich — to organize again
  • Spanish: reorganizar — to organize again