reconfigure

verb

re·​con·​fig·​ure (ˌ)rē-kən-ˈfi-gyər How to pronounce reconfigure (audio)
 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

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Smart assembly centers use AI and robotics to reconfigure workflows when needed dynamically. Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025 As the third decade of the 21st century unfolds, the old value chain, from catwalk to cosmetics counter, has been dismantled and reconfigured. Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025 The child has an extraordinary story that takes us straight into the changes reconfiguring Indian Country as a period of warfare rolled into the twentieth century. Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025 The cost-effectiveness comes in part from not having to widen the road and reconfigure it to add signals. Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reconfigure

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of reconfigure was in 1939

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“Reconfigure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconfigure. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

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