reconfigure

verb

re·​con·​fig·​ure (ˌ)rē-kən-ˈfi-gyər How to pronounce reconfigure (audio)
 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

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In the water, the marina’s existing 11 docks will be reconstructed and reconfigured to hold a total of 623 slips, accommodating a wider range of boat sizes. Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025 Erik Roth is a senior partner at McKinsey & Company, leading large-scale AI transformations and helping CEOs turn AI into a competitive advantage by reconfiguring their organizations to harness the full potential of generative AI. Erik Roth, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025 In all, 43 aircraft will be reconfigured, with the first expected to enter service this month and the rest expected to be completed early next year, according to the airline, which adds that that's less than a third of its narrowbody fleet and includes former Swoop, Lynx and Sunwing planes. Eve Chen, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025 The idea was not to reinvent the system, but to reconfigure it into something far smaller. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reconfigure

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of reconfigure was in 1939

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“Reconfigure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconfigure. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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