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
“It appears cavefish have rewired the traditional role of muscle fibers” in muscle contraction, Olsen said.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 2, 2023
Had he dealt with this earlier could he have rewired it again?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2022
One way that our lives online have rewired our brains is that we’re more comfortable buying from an unfamiliar brand.
From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 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
