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REORGANIZE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Organize anew

Example:

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

Synonyms:

reorganise; reorganize; shake up

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "reorganize" is one way to...):

organise; organize (cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "reorganize"):

retool; revise (revise or reorganize, especially for the purpose of updating and improving)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

reorganization (an extensive alteration of the structure of a corporation or government)

reorganization (the imposition of a new organization; organizing differently (often involving extensive and drastic changes))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Organize anew, as after a setback

Synonyms:

regroup; reorganise; reorganize

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "reorganize" is one way to...):

form; organise; organize (create (as an entity))

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Derivation:

reorganization (an extensive alteration of the structure of a corporation or government)

reorganization (the imposition of a new organization; organizing differently (often involving extensive and drastic changes))

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