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

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The results suggested that LMWF4 was able to somehow reprogram the gut environment in a way that made the body more resistant to weight gain and metabolic dysfunction. New Atlas, 24 Aug. 2025 The idea has been seriously percolating since scientists learned how to reprogram stem cells to become almost any type of cell needed. David A. Brenner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025 That covers techniques like test time training, program synthesis, chain of thought synthesis, where the model tries to reprogram itself for the task at hand. John Werner, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025 The New Moon on the 23rd is your portal to reprogram. Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 17 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reprogram

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 4 Sep. 2025.

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