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

The dwellings of millions of people had to be reconfigured: Bedrooms became satellite work bureaus, kitchens functioned as Zoom meeting rooms, and living rooms doubled as virtual classrooms. —Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024

Aircraft will be reconfigured to replace the existing first two rows with the new seats, the airline told CNN. —Marnie Hunter, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024

Plus, this portable game can be reconfigured into more than 40 challenges for endless fun. —Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 2 Dec. 2024

But without a political solution that comes to terms with the social embeddedness of the groups, the axis will likely draw again on local sources of influence, along with its transnational connections, to reconfigure itself at the local and regional levels. —Renad Mansour, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above