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

Examples of reconfigure in a Sentence

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The idea gained traction, and the company reconfigured the factory floor. Heather Heefner, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024 Initially a Black Sea ferry, it was reconfigured, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, into a cruise ship. Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024 The museum's nave, reconfigured to exhibit furniture that speaks to the themes of intimacy. Amy Verner, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2024 The Big Number: 70 As Colin Neville said, investors are trying to figure out how to reconfigure big-time college sports in the era of NIL. Alex Sherman, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for reconfigure 

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

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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 24 Nov. 2024.

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