realign
verb
re·align ˌrē-ə-ˈlīn 
realigned; realigning; realigns
transitive verb
: to align again
especially : to reorganize or make new groupings of
realignment
ˌrē-ə-ˈlīn-mənt
noun 
Example Sentences
We had to realign the text to fit it on the page. The car's wheels were realigned.
Recent Examples on the Web Also in the planning stages is a program to realign a section of Carlsbad Boulevard, create more and wider bike lanes, and add as many as four roundabouts to slow traffic between Palomar Airport Road and Island Way, near the border with Encinitas. 
Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2022 When the sun is absent for weeks at a time during polar winters, some of these animals realign their migrations with cycles of the moon. Katherine Harmon Courage, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2022 Little will lead the finance team as DIRTT continues to realign the organization, according to the company. Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2022 But as the parties both change and voters realign, these larger structural issues aren’t going away. Dante Chinni, NBC News, 14 Aug. 2022 In 2021, the school began to work alongside The Mind at Work, a company which looks to strengthen the performance of teams and organisations, to realign the purpose, values and culture of POLIMI itself. Matt Symonds, Forbes, 20 May 2022 But such losses, if permanent, would compel what’s left of Ukraine to realign its economy. Dalton Bennett, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2022 Each one-hour treatment is designed to realign body and mind considering the physical, emotional and spiritual. Mélanie Nauche, Vogue, 30 June 2022 The molecules of the two substances realign to form what's known as an intermetallic—a hard and brittle material that acts as an insulator. Wired, 15 July 2022 See More
Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2022 When the sun is absent for weeks at a time during polar winters, some of these animals realign their migrations with cycles of the moon. Katherine Harmon Courage, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2022 Little will lead the finance team as DIRTT continues to realign the organization, according to the company. Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2022 But as the parties both change and voters realign, these larger structural issues aren’t going away. Dante Chinni, NBC News, 14 Aug. 2022 In 2021, the school began to work alongside The Mind at Work, a company which looks to strengthen the performance of teams and organisations, to realign the purpose, values and culture of POLIMI itself. Matt Symonds, Forbes, 20 May 2022 But such losses, if permanent, would compel what’s left of Ukraine to realign its economy. Dalton Bennett, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2022 Each one-hour treatment is designed to realign body and mind considering the physical, emotional and spiritual. Mélanie Nauche, Vogue, 30 June 2022 The molecules of the two substances realign to form what's known as an intermetallic—a hard and brittle material that acts as an insulator. Wired, 15 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1899, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing realign
Legal Definition
realign
transitive verb
re·align ˌrē-ə-ˈlīn
: to make new divisions or groupings of
especially : to regroup (one or more litigants) to reflect the true arrangement of interests in a suit
Note: After examining the ultimate interests of the parties involved in a suit, the court might choose to realign the plaintiffs and defendants so that, for example, one of the defendants becomes a plaintiff.