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

Only 30% of executives say their organization’s structures, roles, and processes can reconfigure quickly as business needs change. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026

However, each arm can rotate and reposition itself, allowing the robot to reconfigure its overall shape in response to the terrain. —New Atlas, 13 Apr. 2026

Orbán did not so much dismantle Hungary’s democracy as reconfigure its organs from within. —Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026

Modular platform built for multi-role operations Lilia’s design centers around modularity, allowing military units to reconfigure the system depending on mission requirements. —Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reconfigure

• configure
• disfigure
• prefigure
• figure