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

Just as Tradepoint Atlantic reconfigured Sparrows Point, the Baltimore and Ohio Museum is undergoing a $38 million reconfiguration of its Mount Clare Shops industrial site. —Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2026

Others, like the University of Texas and Texas Tech systems, chose to reconfigure the senates to conform with the state law that capped them at 60 members and allowed university presidents to appoint up to half of their members. —Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 7 May 2026

That’s leaving businesses across industries scrambling to reconfigure their supply chains and come up with strategies to offset the disruptions, according to the latest business surveys from the Institute for Supply Management. —Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 7 May 2026

Under the project, the two existing tennis courts with pickleball overlays will be reconfigured into two dedicated pickleball courts and one tennis court with a pickleball overlay. —Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reconfigure

• configure
• disfigure
• prefigure
• figure