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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Many expect that Paramount may have to reconfigure its children’s television holdings abroad due to the proposed combination of two large players — Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
Now, he is considering how to reconfigure the company’s operations for easier access to the newly important export hubs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 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
Not only did Pachakuti reconfigure the capital, he laid out the institutions that characterized Tawantinsuyu itself.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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
Chevron also reconfigured its Asian refineries to make them yield more fuel as Asia faces a severe shortage and has been forced to ration oil products.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
In the cell, Uncle slowly reconfigured those expectations.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
"They're reconfiguring their supply chains," he told reporters.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 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
“In some cases, we are going to be investing in reconfiguring the venues so we can do things that will be exciting visually and experientially for the audience.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
“Rivian is acknowledging that, and they’re reconfiguring their production plans and their cost structure as a result,” Brauer said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2025
“Now that Lori’s gone,” he said, “I’m reconfiguring the layout, and your room will be a lot bigger.”
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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