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

All the extrapolation is done with an eye toward extending the story that already exists as opposed to reconfiguring or rewriting it. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026

Earlier this year, Allen reconfigured the routing for the North American leg of the tour after playing a series of theater shows in the spring. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2026

The rise of the FAANGs—Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Google—reconfigured the imagination of American young people. — Kamau Bobb october 21, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026

The show, originally in two parts, has been reconfigured to become a single-part performance lasting almost three hours. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reconfigure

• configure
• disfigure
• prefigure
• figure