Reorders

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To adjust the placement of items or tasks by changing their order To revise the sequence of operations or elements for better organization To reorganize components or tasks to create a new arrangement
2. Alters the sequence of various elements or assignments to improve arrangement
3. Modifies the order in which objects or activities are arranged for clarity or efficiency

Etymology: "Reorders" is the third-person singular present form of the verb "reorder," so the history belongs to the verb itself. "Reorder" is a plain compound: the prefix "re-," meaning "again" or "back," attached to "order." The base word has a long road behind it. It descends from Latin "ordo," meaning a row, rank, or arrangement, which passed through Old French "ordre" into Middle English, where "order" settled into the sense of putting things into a sequence. The prefix is the older and more mechanical half of the story. "Re-" has been productive in English for centuries, so "reorder" follows the same pattern as "rewrite" or "rebuild": it means to order again, or to arrange something anew. Its meaning is close to the root's original sense of putting things in rank, with the added notion of doing so a second time or differently.

Synonyms: rearranges, reschedules

Antonyms: disorders