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

Motivated Mars activates your 6th House of Well-being as of today, motivating you to reconfigure routines and direct your formidable focus toward the tasks that truly count. —Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026

Metra didn’t reconfigure the intersection until August of 2020, six months after the second fatal collision and almost five years after the first crash. —Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026

Instead, the stairs have been reconfigured at the southwest corner of the ballroom, closer to an entrance. —Ted Johnson, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026

These include having the home installed on foundations instead of wheels, reconfiguring its layout, the use of different materials, and more. —Adam Williams april 01, New Atlas, 1 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reconfigure

• configure
• disfigure
• prefigure
• figure