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restructure

noun · 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ɹiːˈstɹʌktʃə(ɹ)/
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  • CMU ARPABET: R IY0 S T R AH1 K CH ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A reorganization.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To change the organization of.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To modify the terms of a loan, providing relief to a debtor who would otherwise be forced to default.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, finance

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

construct or form anew or provide with a new structure

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • After his accident, he had to restructure his life
  • The governing board was reconstituted

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: reconstitute

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: structure

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English structure English restructure From re- + structure.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: reestructurar — to change the organization of
  • Catalan: reestructurar — to change the organization of
  • Danish: omstrukturere — to change the organization of
  • Esperanto: alistrukturi — to change the organization of
  • French: restructurer — to change the organization of
  • Galician: reestruturar — to change the organization of
  • Georgian: რესტრუქტურიზებას უწევს (resṭrukṭurizebas uc̣evs) — to change the organization of
  • Georgian: რესტრუქტურიზაციას ახდენს (resṭrukṭurizacias axdens) — to change the organization of
  • German: umstrukturieren — to change the organization of
  • Italian: ristrutturare — to change the organization of
  • Portuguese: reestruturar — to change the organization of
  • Russian: реструктури́ровать (restrukturírovatʹ) — to change the organization of
  • Russian: перестра́ивать (perestráivatʹ) — to change the organization of
  • Russian: перестро́ить (perestróitʹ) — to change the organization of
  • Spanish: reestructurar — to change the organization of
  • Swedish: omstrukturera — to change the organization of
  • Ukrainian: реструктурува́ти (restrukturuváty) — to change the organization of
  • Ukrainian: перебудо́вувати (perebudóvuvaty) — to change the organization of
  • Ukrainian: перебудува́ти (perebuduváty) — to change the organization of
Real reading context

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