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restructure
[
ree-
struhk
-cher
]
Origin
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re·struc·ture
/
riˈstrʌk
tʃər
/
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[
ree-
struhk
-cher
]
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verb,
re·struc·tured,
re·struc·tur·ing,
noun
verb (used with object)
1.
to change, alter, or restore the
structure
of:
to restructure a broken nose.
2.
to effect a fundamental change in (as an
organization
or system).
3.
to recombine (bits of inexpensive meats), especially by mechanical means, into simulated steaks, fillets, etc.
verb (used without object)
4.
to restructure something.
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noun
5.
the act or an instance of restructuring.
Origin:
1940–45;
re-
+
structure
Related forms
re·struc·tur·er,
noun
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restructure
(riːˈstrʌktʃə)
—
vb
(
tr
) to organize (a system, business, society, etc) in a different way:
radical attempts to restructure the economy
re'structuring
—
n
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Word Origin & History
restructure
1951, from re- "back, again" + structure (v.).
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