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to reorchestrate

to reorchestrate

7.5
To change how tasks and people work together in a project
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈɔːrkɪstreɪt/
translation icon : reorganizar
  • To meet the deadline, the project leader chose to reorchestrate the responsibilities among the staff.

My mother moved, then the whole family moved, so we reorchestrated our entire lives around my gymnastics and that's a lot of sacrifice for parents.

Examples

  • After the new software was introduced, they had to reorchestrate their daily routines.

  • Let's reorchestrate!

  • The manager decided to reorchestrate the workflow to make the team more efficient.

  • I will reorchestrate.

  • The manager plans to reorchestrate the team's responsibilities to improve efficiency.

  • In order to meet the new deadline, we had to reorchestrate the project tasks among the team members.

  • To enhance collaboration, they decided to reorchestrate how different departments work together.

Synonyms

to orchestrate
vsto reorchestrate
101 7.1

To organize and direct the parts of a large plan or event

focuses instead on changing existing coordination rather than initial direction
to restructure
vsto reorchestrate
56 4.4

Organize something in a new way so it works better

changes specifically how coordination among parts or people is arranged
to shake up
vsto reorchestrate
  • Informal
55 4.3

To change how a group or system is arranged to make it work better

prefers deliberate, planned coordination changes rather than abrupt, forceful shifts
to reconfigure
vsto reorchestrate
  • Specialized
53 5.4

Change the order or settings of something to fit new needs

applies this to how parts and roles are coordinated, not only settings
to rearrange
vsto reorchestrate
48 2.1

To move things so they are in a new order

focuses on altering task coordination, not only moving positions or items
to reorganize
vsto reorchestrate
43 3.4

To change the way something is arranged to make it work better

focuses on changing how parts, tasks, or people coordinate
to rework
vsto reorchestrate
30 4.0

To change something again to make it better

centers on changing coordination among parts, not merely revising tasks
to retool
vsto reorchestrate
8 5.9

Change a plan or system to make it work better

involves altering coordination patterns and who performs each task
to reshuffle
vsto reorchestrate
7 4.8

To change the order of people or objects, for example cards

alters task coordination and responsibilities rather than just swapping positions
to rejig
vsto reorchestrate
  • Informal
1 7.0

To change the machines and how a factory works to make it work better

focuses on changing who coordinates tasks rather than equipment adjustments
to regear
vsto reorchestrate
  • Jargon
7.3

To change the way a company or team works to meet new goals

targets shifting coordination and roles rather than only strategy changes
to reweave
vsto reorchestrate
6.2

To bring parts or people back together to make something whole again

means actively changing coordination patterns rather than figurative rebuilding

Antonyms

to disorganize
  • US
4 4.5

To make something lose its order or structure

Surface Forms

reorchestrate infinitive
reorchestrated past
reorchestrated past participle
reorchestrating present participle
reorchestrates third person singular

Morphology

reorchestrate = orchestrate (semi-transparent) = re + orchestra + ate

If the learner knows the figurative verb 'orchestrate', adding 're-' straightforwardly gives the sense 'organize again'.

Etymology

The word reorchestrate is also used outside music because orchestrate came to mean 'arrange or coordinate', and orchestra is a 'group of instruments' that must work together. So, to reorchestrate a project or team is to change how the parts or people are arranged so they work better.