reconfigure
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of reconfigure
1965–70; re- + configure, by back formation from configuration
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
Similarly, leaders can assign teams a conference room or group of cubicles for the duration of a project, letting them reconfigure, put things on the walls, make it theirs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
Then, the Dodgers would have had to reconfigure their defense, likely moving first baseman Freddie Freeman to third, catcher Dalton Rushing to first base and Smith behind the plate, forfeiting the designated hitter spot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
On Friday, the Masters champion demonstrated his ability to reconfigure and recover.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
The advance points toward a future in which light could be used to design and reconfigure electronic circuits directly on a chip.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 3, 2026
This one, I will not rip or reconfigure.
From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson
This means that both the speed and transmission behavior of optical signals could be reconfigured across entire systems containing multiple resonators, rather than only within a single resonator.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
Later tours reconfigured the chandelier’s choreography, hanging it on one fixed point to lower and lift up and down without the sideways travel — a much easier installation for touring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Later, that biological element was sort of reconfigured into something known as “disruptive technologies.”
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
While Philadelphia will host six games at its reconfigured NFL venue, concluding a Round of 16 match on July 4, Kane said the city was a viable fan base through the end of the tournament.
From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026
Within a few centuries, the Indians of the eastern forest reconfigured much of their landscape from a patchwork game park to a mix of farmland and orchards.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
"They're reconfiguring their supply chains," he told reporters.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
Energy majors like BP, Eni and Repsol invested in the field, but have largely focused on distributing traditional fuel instead of reconfiguring their refineries to make SAF.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
“Installing stairlifts, reconfiguring bathrooms, widening doorways and adding entrance ramps may carry a price tag in excess of tens of thousands of dollars.”
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 15, 2026
California voters should not expect to see a special election campaign focused on the minutia of reconfiguring the state’s congressional districts, however.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2025
Rather what I recall exactly was Pete’s face, which I caught reconfiguring, lamping up with the day’s first piece of truly useful information.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
