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 astronauts, this means more space to live, work, and reconfigure. —Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025

The field is being completely reconfigured. —Matthew Tostevin john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025

San Diego has approved a sweeping plan to fight sea-level rise by reconfiguring iconic city locations including Sunset Cliffs, Ocean Beach and Tourmaline Surf Park. —David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025

The Atlantic Coast Conference reconfigured its scheduling model from 20 to 18 games, and the Hurricanes and Blue Devils will not play each other this season. —Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reconfigure

• configure
• disfigure
• prefigure
• figure