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reorganize

 verb
     
re‧or‧gan‧ize also reorganise British English [intransitive and transitive]
to arrange or organize something in a new way:
Our office is being completely reorganized.
—reorganization noun [uncountable and countable]
a major reorganization of child care services
WORD FOCUS: change WORD FOCUS: change
to change something: alter, adapt, adjust, amend, modify, revise, vary
to change a system or organization: restructure, reorganize, reform
to change something completely: transform, revolutionize
to change facts or information, or change what someone has said: twist, distort, misrepresent
easily changed: flexible, adaptable
impossible to change: fixed, final, irrevocable

➔ See also change
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