reconfigure
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of reconfigure
1965–70; re- + configure, by back formation from configuration
Example Sentences
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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
An Australian supermarket chain had to reconfigure its AI assistant, named Olive, after customers said it kept claiming to be human and even complained about its mother.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
Earlier this decade, Canada provided the equivalent of just over 1 billion Canadian dollars, or the equivalent of $731 million, to the automaker to reconfigure the Brampton plant and maintain production in Canada.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
That means that, creatively speaking, they’re available for anyone to copy, share, slice and dice, reconfigure and recreate without payment to their former rights holders.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025
Not only did Pachakuti reconfigure the capital, he laid out the institutions that characterized Tawantinsuyu itself.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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