reconfigure

verb

re·​con·​fig·​ure (ˌ)rē-kən-ˈfi-gyər 

 especially British  -ˈfi-gə

reconfigured; reconfiguring; reconfigures

transitive verb

: to rearrange (something) into an altered form, figure, shape, or layout : to configure (something) again or in a new way

Back in the business end of the airplane, built-in features allow the single loadmaster to reconfigure the cargo bay for different types of loads in under an hour in flight.

—Richard DeMeis

Neuroimaging suggested that his brain had essentially reconfigured itself—surviving neurons bypassed dead ones and forged new connections to one another.

—Jeneen Interlandi

Examples of reconfigure in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For example, if there is an event happening on the network, AI can be used to recognize the event, identify a solution, and then trigger the network to automatically reconfigure, or self-heal, to ensure the performance required by the AI application is delivered. —Manish Gulyani, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025

Among the ideas tossed around Monday were ending alcohol sales at midnight, reconfiguring how bars with a permit to pour until 2 a.m. pay for police, or ending the funding requirement altogether and letting bars and nightclubs hire their own off-duty officers and security teams. —Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 May 2025

Their Australian Open rivals see a different sport The two best men's players in the world are reconfiguring the sport before their opponents' eyes. —Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 15 May 2025

In response, Apple is rapidly reconfiguring its supply chain. —Jackie Snow, Quartz, 12 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reconfigure

• configure
• disfigure
• prefigure
• figure