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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Days before the official opening, the international jury who dispenses prizes resigned en masse, forcing organizers to reconfigure its Golden Lion prize from one decided by a jury to one decided by the public.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 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
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
Like clockwork, road failures and landslides tend to bring up questions about when, or if, it might make sense to abandon or reconfigure parts of Highway 1.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2026
Not only did Pachakuti reconfigure the capital, he laid out the institutions that characterized Tawantinsuyu itself.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
"We saw that in 10 hours after the CME, the tangled field lines were able to go back to their original place, they reconnected and corona's energy was reconfigured," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
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, that biological element was sort of reconfigured into something known as “disruptive technologies.”
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
Over the past year, toymakers have reconfigured supply chains, diversified manufacturing beyond China and adjusted pricing to absorb part of the higher costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
The place seemed to be a geometrically reconfigured 1960s bachelor pad, with open stonework, pile carpeting, and magnificently ugly mushroom-shaped stained glass lampshades.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
"We need to start thinking of the long term by reconfiguring our supply chain in terms of locations and transportation, and by supporting the farmers," he adds.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 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
"The fact that we are reconfiguring it, not letting it fall into disrepair, is a great story," Lier said.
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
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
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