restructure
verb
re·struc·ture
(ˌ)rē-ˈstrək-chər 
restructured; restructuring; restructures
: to change the makeup, organization, or pattern of
: to restructure something
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The college is restructuring its Humanities Department.
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
Even large tech companies, such as Google and Facebook, have restructured themselves to stay competitive in today’s rapidly changing environment.
—Georgia Godfrey, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
The downsizing, announced on Wednesday by Academy CEO Bill Kramer in an internal statement obtained by Variety, comes amid an ongoing restructuring initiative at the organization.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
Kramer has been restructuring the Academy for some time now.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2024
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restructure
verb
re·struc·ture
rē-ˈstrək-chər
: to change the makeup, organization, or pattern of
Legal Definition
restructure
verb
re·struc·ture
ˌrē-ˈstrək-chər
restructured; restructuring
: to change the makeup, organization, or pattern of
restructure a corporation
companies trying to restructure their debt—Claudia MacLachlan
Claudia MacLachlan
: to restructure something
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