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to restructure

to restructure

56 4.4
Organize something in a new way so it works better
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈstrʌk.tʃər/
translation icon : reestructurar
  • To adapt to changing market demands, the company will restructure its offerings and focus on customer needs.
  • restructure the economy
  • restructure the organization
  • restructure the system

You don't need to restructure your brain to write good code in it.

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Examples

  • Overall, classroom instruction must be restructured so that learning is active, not passive.

    Academic text (1991)
  • We are the people at fault and we need to reorganize and restructure how we examine individuals.

  • So how do we restructure our concept of quality?

  • We want them to be able to run their business and restructure so we're in a better position going forward.

  • I'd love to see him restructure the company.

  • We are restructuring the department salaries.

  • School improvement can only be achieved if there is a willingness to fundamentally restructure Ohio's education system.

    Academic text (1999)
  • According to the Slovak government, there is a need to restructure and strengthen Slovakia's defense units.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Learning communities usually also include a restructured curriculum and other features, such as student-faculty collaboration.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The team decided to restructure the project to improve efficiency and meet the new deadlines.

Synonyms

to shake up
vsto restructure
  • Informal
55 4.3

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

is a more neutral term for planned, possibly less dramatic organizational change
to reconfigure
vsto restructure
  • Specialized
53 5.4

Change the order or settings of something to fit new needs

is more general, applying beyond technical systems to whole organizations
to reshape
vsto restructure
49 3.5

To change the form of something so it looks different

is more about changing organization or arrangement than physical shaping
to reorganize
vsto restructure
43 3.4

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

is the same idea but with a broader strategic sense
to revamp
vsto restructure
41 4.9

To change something to make it look or work better

is broader and can include structural or strategic changes beyond renovation
to remodel
vsto restructure
35 3.7

To change the shape and look of something, usually a room or building

applies more to organizational or systemic changes rather than physical alteration
to rework
vsto restructure
30 4.0

To change something again to make it better

is focused on changing the overall organization rather than iterative edits
to reconstitute
vsto restructure
18 7.0

Form something again after it has been destroyed or changed

is broader, not only used when rebuilding after destruction or loss
to recast
vsto restructure
9 5.6

Present an idea in a different form or style

focuses more on functional or structural change than on style or form
to retool
vsto restructure
8 5.9

Change a plan or system to make it work better

focuses more on overall organizational change rather than tool or method updates
to reshuffle
vsto restructure
7 4.8

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

is wider, covering many forms of structural change beyond simple repositioning
to reengineer
vsto restructure
  • Specialized
3 5.5

Change a process, system or product to make it work better

covers broader organizational reorganization not limited to process redesign
to refashion
vsto restructure
3 4.9

To change something into a new or different form

is concerned with structural or organizational change rather than stylistic remaking
to remold
vsto restructure
  • US
2 4.6

To change how something is shaped or how it works

is broader, covering organizational change rather than only physical remaking
to recompose
vsto restructure
1 6.0

Arrange parts again in a new way, like a picture or song

is wider, applying to organization and systems rather than just composition
to reorchestrate
vsto restructure
7.5

To change how tasks and people work together in a project

is broader, covering both structural change and other adaptation purposes
to regear
vsto restructure
  • Jargon
7.3

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

is similar but used more generally for many types of reorganization
to reweave
vsto restructure
6.2

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

is more general, not limited to restoration or figurative weaving
to reassort
vsto restructure
6.7

To sort things again into new groups or order

focuses more on broad organizational change rather than simple regrouping

Antonyms

4 4.5

To make something lose its order or structure

How Extensive

to overhaul
35 4.6
to rebuild
485 2.8
to restructure
56 4.4
to reorganize
43 3.4
to reform
228 3.7
to tweak
81 3.8

Surface Forms

restructure infinitive
restructured past participle
restructuring present participle
restructures third person singular

Morphology

restructure = structure (transparent) = re + structure

The meaning is a standard and easily interpretable application of 're-' to the verb 'structure', meaning to structure again or differently.

Etymology

Restructure is made of the prefix re- meaning 'again' and structure meaning 'the way something is built or arranged'. So, to restructure something is to 'arrange' or 'build' it again to make it work better or fit new needs.