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rearrange en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˌɹiːəˈɹeɪndʒ/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Proto-Indo-European *(H)rek-der. Proto-Celtic *reketi Gaulish *rekosbor.? Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-der. Proto-Germanic *rinkanąder. Proto-Germanic *rankaz Frankish *rankbor.? Vulgar Latin *rencus Old French reng Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Old French rengier Old French arangierbor. Middle English arengen English arrange English rearrange From re- + arrange.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To change the order or arrangement of (one or more items).
   • For example, by changing the use of existing rooms, removing or replacing unsightly features, clearing obstacles to easy circulation, rearranging direction signs and generally introducing as much order as possible, most outdated station buildings can be made reasonably efficient and attractive. 1962 October, Brian Haresnape, “Focus on B.R. passenger stations”, in Modern Railways, page 252:
   • With the extension of Piccadilly Line tube trains, the four tracks were rearranged for parallel working; tube trains run on the middle pair with no platforms at Stamford Brook and Chiswick Park, and District line trains use the outside lines. 1944 March and April, “Elaborate London Transport Junctions”, in Railway Magazine, page 87:

Forms

Deriveds

rearrangement · rearrange someone's guts · unrearrangeable · rearrange one's insides · unrearranged · rearrange one's guts · rearranginglyrearrange someone's face · rearrangeable · rearranger · rearrangeability · rearrange the deck chairs on the Titanic

Synonyms

rejigger · recast · reshuffle

Translations (27)

cs přeskupit (to change the order or arrangement) · cs přeuspořádat (to change the order or arrangement) · es recompaginar (to change the order or arrangement) · de neu anordnen (to change the order or arrangement) · de umstellen (to change the order or arrangement) · ru переде́лать (to change the order or arrangement) · ru переставля́ть (to change the order or arrangement) · es redisponer (to change the order or arrangement) · de umordnen (to change the order or arrangement) · it ricombinare (to change the order or arrangement) · ru переста́вить (to change the order or arrangement) · es reacomodar (to change the order or arrangement) · fi järjestää uudelleen (to change the order or arrangement) · fr réorganiser (to change the order or arrangement) · bg пренаредя́ (to change the order or arrangement) · cy ad-drefnu (to change the order or arrangement) · fr réarranger (to change the order or arrangement) · bg пренаре́ждам (to change the order or arrangement) · ru переде́лывать (to change the order or arrangement) · ru переустра́ивать (to change the order or arrangement) · it riarrangiare (to change the order or arrangement) · ru переустро́ить (to change the order or arrangement) · pt rearranjar (to change the order or arrangement) · es reacotejar (to change the order or arrangement) · nl herschikken (to change the order or arrangement) · ga athordaigh (to change the order or arrangement) · cy aildrefnu (to change the order or arrangement)