reprogram

verb

re·​pro·​gram (ˌ)rē-ˈprō-ˌgram 

-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

(ˌ)rē-ˈprō-ˌgra-mə-bəl 

-ˌprō-ˈgra-

adjective

Examples of reprogram in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Even before gaining the 10% stake in Intel, Trump had been leveraging his power to reprogram the operations of major computer chip companies. —Michelle L. Price, Fortune, 23 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

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Rhymes for reprogram

• abraham
• anagram
• cablegram
• cofferdam
• dendrogram
• diagram
• diaphragm
• epigram
• hexagram
• histogram
• hologram
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