reconfigure

verb

re·​con·​fig·​ure (ˌ)rē-kən-ˈfi-gyər How to pronounce reconfigure (audio)
 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

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And his arrival at Halas Hall might force the Bears to reconfigure their power dynamics as far as roster control is concerned. Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025 Factories are becoming smarter and more agile, with robots able to reconfigure workflows on demand. Robert Backhouse, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025 Three of them, perhaps, to reconfigure this roster. Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025 The network will reconfigure itself to keep that stream uploading. Tharin Pillay, TIME, 22 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for reconfigure 

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of reconfigure was in 1939

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“Reconfigure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconfigure. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.

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