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rewire

American

[ree-wahyuhr] / riˈwaɪər /

verb (used with object)

rewired, rewiring

to provide with new wiring.

to rewire a house.

verb (used without object)

rewired, rewiring

to install new wiring.

rewire British

/ riːˈwaɪə /

verb

(tr) to provide (a house, engine, etc) with new wiring

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

rewirable adjective

Etymology

Origin of rewire

First recorded in 1900–05; re- + wire

Example Sentences

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AI promises to fundamentally rewire the mechanics of how the world searches, shops, advertises and writes code, leaving no corner of these tech companies’ territory untouched.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 7, 2026

Every smirk that follows a scandal, every boast of getting away with it, threatens to rewire the public’s moral compass.

From Salon • Nov. 3, 2025

The upside of putting with the opposite hand is that it can short-circuit the brain and rewire around the yips.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

The researchers also suggest that tweaking some of these components can boost or rewire electron flow across PSII.

From Science Daily • Oct. 13, 2025

There was an awkward moment when Luke had to rewire the connection between his brain and his mouth.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss

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