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

Basic geography itself seemed reconfigured, as if the oceans had stretched wider, adding to the distance separating the factories of China from the superstores of the United States. —Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 2 June 2024

But since this system is easily reconfigured, the researchers trained the model after it was installed on the semiconductor. —Quanta Magazine, 20 May 2024

The Eras Tour has been revived and reconfigured as Taylor Swift resumes the career-spanning show with its European leg. —Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2024

And a final decision on how it might be reconfigured won’t come until the general development plan is created. —David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above