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

Now, digital agents are representing human users and making purchases online, prompting sellers to reconfigure their businesses to better serve agents that read descriptions of products rather than look at photos to decide what to buy. —Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 17 June 2026

Wall Streeters had predicted a wave of consolidation could reconfigure the industry back when Comcast announced plans to spin off Versant and WBD to separate studios and streaming from global networks. —Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 16 June 2026

The number and layout of suckers can be reconfigured for different missions. —Omar Kardoudi june 13, New Atlas, 13 June 2026

Simon and Peller began by combining two apartments—each about 1,100 square feet—into a single space before reconfiguring a more fluid floor plan. —Nicolas Milon, Architectural Digest, 13 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reconfigure

• configure
• disfigure
• prefigure
• figure