restructure

[ree-struhk-cher] Origin

re·struc·ture

[ree-struhk-cher] 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

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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restructure
1951, from re- "back, again" + structure (v.).
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