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 symmetry allows the unit to pivot in any direction without needing to reconfigure. — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Proposition 50, passed by California voters in a 2025 special election, reconfigured the 48th Congressional District, moving it farther inland, reducing its size and adding nearly 200,000 new voters. — Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Between cycles, engineers reconfigure the core to accommodate different experiments and production schedules. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026

Turn calming is when intersections are reconfigured to reduce turning speeds and sharp turns. — D. Alex Quistberg, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reconfigure

• configure
• disfigure
• prefigure
• figure