reconfigure
verb
re·con·fig·ure
(ˌ)rē-kən-ˈfi-gyər 
especially British -ˈfi-gə
reconfigured; reconfiguring; reconfigures
: 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
Richard DeMeisNeuroimaging suggested that his brain had essentially reconfigured itself—surviving neurons bypassed dead ones and forged new connections to one another.—Jeneen Interlandi
Jeneen InterlandiExamples of reconfigure in a Sentence
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Dozens of carriers will have to hurriedly reconfigure their networks to move planes and crews around.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
The Tokyo Olympics would be delayed a year, and Hurd would have to reconfigure her Olympic expectations.
—Caroline Price, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
And Miami, South Florida is famous for rapidly reconfiguring neighborhoods.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
Trump's speech Friday comes as his administration has spent the last several weeks trying to reconfigure the Justice Department, including demoting attorneys who worked on cases related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, and firing officials who investigated the president himself.
—Deepa Shivaram, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
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Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
The Tokyo Olympics would be delayed a year, and Hurd would have to reconfigure her Olympic expectations.
—Caroline Price, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
And Miami, South Florida is famous for rapidly reconfiguring neighborhoods.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
Trump's speech Friday comes as his administration has spent the last several weeks trying to reconfigure the Justice Department, including demoting attorneys who worked on cases related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, and firing officials who investigated the president himself.
—Deepa Shivaram, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Reconfigure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconfigure. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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