Restructured

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To change the organization or framework of a system or entity To modify the foundational setup or layout of a project or institution To adjust the configuration or design of an existing arrangement or structure
2. To alter the arrangement or organization of a system or entity to improve its function or efficiency
3. To change the setup or composition of a structure, plan, or organization in a new form or order

Etymology: "Restructured" is the past tense and past participle of "restructure", so the history belongs to the verb itself. That verb is a plain formation: the prefix "re-", meaning again or back, attached to "structure". "Structure" came into English from Latin "structura", a building or arrangement, from "struere", to pile up or build. Put together, "restructure" means to build something again, or to arrange its parts differently. The prefix has a longer road than the noun. It descends from Latin "re-", which passed into Old French in the same form and reached English in the Middle English period, where it was attached to native and borrowed words alike. English then went on to combine it freely with "structure", and the result is a word that describes rebuilding an organization rather than a physical building.

Synonyms: reorganized, redesigned

Antonyms: maintained, unchanged