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

The current unknown cost of reconfiguring the artwork could be an issue, as is the artwork’s copyright. —Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 15 Aug. 2025

Imagine enterprise platforms that detect cognitive overload and dynamically reconfigure workflows to restore team-wide quantum coherence. —Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025

The project aims to improve safety and traffic flow by reconfiguring the existing overpass, originally built in 1956. —Liliana Fannin, jsonline.com, 7 Aug. 2025

In a recent interview with Billboard, BET CEO Scott Mills confirmed that the two staple awards ceremonies will not return for the foreseeable future as the company works to reconfigure its place amid changes in the media and entertainment industries. —Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reconfigure

• configure
• disfigure
• prefigure
• figure