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 show, originally in two parts, has been reconfigured to become a single-part performance lasting almost three hours. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026 His larger insight was that pioneering technological networks reconfigure how distance, mobility and military power relate to one another. — Gerard Toal, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026 The apartment’s 1,100 square feet could be reconfigured to create a two-bedroom plus a windowless office. — Joyce Cohen, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026 In 2009, Google’s new Project Chauffeur set about reconfiguring a fleet of Priuses that Levandowski had bought at a San Jose Toyota dealership. — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reconfigure

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 19 Oct. 2026.

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