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

Officials hope this extra space will allow airport management to reconfigure ticket counters and TSA security checkpoints so that queues can remain indoors on even the busiest travel days. —Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025

Two other options focus on improvements that include reconfiguring on- and off-ramps, and extending Cass Street and St. Paul Avenue. —Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 29 July 2025

Vedder thought someone like Kent might push to reconfigure the 90/10 rule. —Chris Quintana, USA Today, 26 July 2025

The mantle had been reconfigured again, with nine ornate gold vessels and a grand new clock at its center. —Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reconfigure

• configure
• disfigure
• prefigure
• figure