Realigned

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To reposition or adjust elements strategically for improved alignment
2. Moved parts or components so they are correctly positioned relative to each other
3. Adjusted elements to restore proper order or straightness

Etymology: "Realigned" is the past tense and past participle of "realign," which is simply "re-" attached to "align." The core verb "align" came into English from French "aligner," meaning to put in a straight line, and its ultimate roots lie in Latin "linea," a line, which is the source of "line" itself. So the word is a line-based verb that has been put back into line: to realign is to restore a set of parts to the straight, correct relationship they had before something shifted them. The "re-" is the Latin prefix meaning "again" or "back," and it is one of the most productive prefixes in English, attaching freely to verbs of nearly any origin. Its presence here signals that alignment is being restored rather than established for the first time, which is why the word is most often used of machinery, instruments, wheels and bones that have drifted out of position.

Synonyms: readjusted, reorganized, repositioned

Antonyms: disarranged, misaligned