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

If that happens, not only might Louisiana reconfigure its congressional map prior to the midterm elections, so too might Alabama. —David M. Drucker, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2026

Adding a high-caliber attacker in the tail end of his prime at 34 certainly signaled a desire to continue pushing forward rather than reconfigure or retool. —Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026

Cheese makers have had to reconfigure their manufacturing lines, either to receive extra dairy protein in the form of skim milk or to install a million-dollar separator to remove excess fat. —Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026

Philadelphia native Kyle Pitts will likely be too expensive in free agency (although if Brown were traded, perhaps the Eagles could reconfigure the spending and invest less cash at wide receiver) and the Eagles could look for mid-market free agents at the position. —Zach Berman, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reconfigure

• configure
• disfigure
• prefigure
• figure