Reorder

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The process of ordering something again.

    "manual reorders of stock"

  2. 2
    a repeated order for the same merchandise wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To place in a new order; to rearrange. transitive

    "The books were sorted by title, but I'm going to reorder them by author's surname."

  2. 2
    assign a new order to wordnet
  3. 3
    To order (a product, etc.) again. transitive

    "We reorder printer paper about once a month."

  4. 4
    make a new request to be supplied with wordnet
  5. 5
    To order or command again; to repeat an instruction to. transitive

    "The Board granted the postponement and reordered him to report for induction on June 18, 1970."

Synonyms

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editrealignreconstitutereconstructreorganizerestructure

Example

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"The books were sorted by title, but I'm going to reorder them by author's surname."

Etymology

From re- + order.

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