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

Companies can shrink or expand the workforce, adopt innovative technologies or reconfigure operations within months. —Robert Pearl, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026

The city considered moving the power plant when Levi’s Stadium was constructed but opted only to reconfigure it at the same location. —Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026

The renewal reconfigures the hit series around four-person teams representing a single establishment. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Jan. 2026

The idea is to reconfigure it into one or two restaurant spaces, or a restaurant and a retail space, Green said. —Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 16 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reconfigure

• configure
• disfigure
• prefigure
• figure