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

As a result, retailers are closing stores and reconfiguring formats into smaller footprints. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2026

Operators increasingly want systems that can be updated and reconfigured after launch. — Ben Topor, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

The Senate race in Michigan shifted in early July when Democrat Mallory McMorrow, a state senator, dropped out of the primary, reconfiguring the contest as a direct confrontation between two sharply different visions of the party. — Nik Popli, Time, 5 Aug. 2026

The group, Folk Alliance International, has spent the last few years campaigning the Recording Academy — which awards the Grammys — to reconfigure and expand its categories for folk music. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reconfigure

• configure
• disfigure
• prefigure
• figure