reprogram

verb

re·​pro·​gram (ˌ)rē-ˈprō-ˌgram How to pronounce reprogram (audio)
-grəm
reprogrammed; reprogramming; reprograms

transitive verb

: to program anew
especially : to revise or write a new program for
reprogram a computer

intransitive verb

: to rewrite or revise a program especially of a computer
reprogrammable adjective

Examples of reprogram in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Scientists are trying to find out how to manipulate cellular aging processes—for instance, how to destroy senescent cells (aged cells that cause inflammation), or how to reprogram cells to revert them to an earlier state of development. João Medeiros, WIRED, 27 June 2024 Researchers concluded that a new potential therapeutic strategy to treat lupus can aim to treat T cells to reprogram them toward benign or even protective functions. Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 15 July 2024 But notably, the bill would reprogram billions from the Loan Programs Office to fund at least three advanced reactor demonstration projects. Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 9 July 2024 There will be a new controls gallery with new options, and users can resize and adjust the apps as well as adjust options for the lock screen and reprogram the action button and other features. Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 10 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for reprogram 

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Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

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The first known use of reprogram was in 1937

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“Reprogram.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reprogram. Accessed 12 Oct. 2024.

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