rewire
verb (used with object)
to provide with new wiring.
have rewired
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present perfectof rewire.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Over millions of years of evolution, Prof Balmus explained, naked mole-rats appear to have rewired the same pathway and "used it to their advantage".
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2025
In the 24 years since, it’s been decades of terrorism, war, political instability, a widening wealth gap and rapid advancements that have rewired our culture, our brains and how we relate to each other.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2024
Comparing more primate genomes will let Dr. Weng get a clearer picture of how those changes may have rewired our genome.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
But these past two pandemic years seem to have rewired my brain.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 30, 2021
It was possible, Lady MacGregor being what she was, that she might have rewired the telegram to a certain bordj, the only telegraph station between Touggourt and Oued Tolga.
From The Golden Silence by A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
