Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reorganize

/ɹiˈɔɹɡənˌaɪz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables
re-or-ga-nize
IPA
/ɹiˈɔɹɡənˌaɪz/
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to organize something again, or in a different manner

Transitive verb

verb

to undergo a reorganization

Intransitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *werǵ-der. Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon)bor. Latin organum Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Latin -izō Medieval Latin organizārelbor. Middle French organiserbor. Middle English organizen English organize English reorganize From re- + organize.

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How do you pronounce reorganize?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹiˈɔɹɡənˌaɪz/.
What does reorganize mean?
to organize something again, or in a different manner
Where does reorganize come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *werǵ-der. Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon)bor. Latin organum Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Latin -izō Medieval Latin organizārelbor. Middle French organiserbor. Middle English organizen English organize English reorganize From re- + organize.

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