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

Catlett’s images of Black women, imbued with reverence and command, fulfilled her desire to reconfigure their identity throughout Modernist culture and to fashion an aesthetic that prioritizes their interior world, social condition, and African lineage. —Shameekia Shantel Johnson, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2024

Early voting options grow in popularity, reconfiguring campaigns and voting preparation That picture, however, is not exactly black and white, according to Charles Stewart, director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's election data science lab. —Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2024

But the young play-testers loved interacting with a mechanical pump, not a dial, forcing the team to reconfigure the design and move the pump into the tongue. —Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024

Only reconfiguring the existing U.S. approach to deterrence in the Middle East will avert catastrophe. —Mona Yacoubian, Foreign Affairs, 3 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above