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

George had pushed to reconfigure the Army’s battlefield strategy to incorporate drone warfare and had worked with Ukraine’s military to learn from its experience. —Stephen Groves, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026

Branding has also been reconfigured, as the oversized Three Stripes motif runs from its standard spot on the lateral side, across the top and over to the toe of the medial. —Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 20 May 2026

State lawmakers in North Carolina, Missouri and Florida have also reconfigured their House voting lines to give Republicans more of an advantage. —Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 16 May 2026

America must stay strong by defending our economic security, rebuilding our industrial base to reconfigure supply chains away from China, and standing firm with our allies against Chinese aggression. —Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reconfigure

• configure
• disfigure
• prefigure
• figure