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

Akin to Transformers, Changeables are toys that look like McDonald's menu items but can be reconfigured into figures that look like, for instance, robots or dinosaurs. —Melina Khan, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026

These moves underscore how one of the defining philanthropic institutions of this century is reconfiguring for its sunsetting era. —Sydney Lake, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026

The head of Denver’s transportation department said Wednesday that the city would conduct a temporary demonstration of its controversial plan to reconfigure a 10-block stretch of Alameda Avenue before finalizing the design. —Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2026

Construction officials said the existing ticketing area in the old terminal will be demolished, and the baggage area will be reconfigured into offices for airport administration. —Kate Kealey, Des Moines Register, 22 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reconfigure

• configure
• disfigure
• prefigure
• figure