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re⋅struc⋅ture

[ree-struhk-cher] verb, -tured, -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), esp. by mechanical means, into simulated steaks, fillets, etc.
–verb (used without object)
4. to restructure something.
–noun
5. the act or an instance of restructuring.

Origin:
1940–45; re- + structure


re⋅struc⋅tur⋅er, noun
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re·struc·ture   (rē-strŭk'chər)   
v.   re·struc·tured, re·struc·tur·ing, re·struc·tures

v.   tr.
  1. To alter the makeup or pattern of: "serious efforts to restructure third world debt" (Felix Rohatyn).

  2. To make a basic change in (an organization or a system, for example).

v.   intr.
To alter the structure of something.
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Main Entry: re·struc·ture
Pronunciation: "rE-'str&k-ch&r
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -tured; -tur·ing
transitive verb : to change the makeup, organization, or pattern of <restructure a corporation> restructure their debt —Claudia MacLachlan> intransitive verb : to restructure something
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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