reconfigure
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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Etymology
Origin of reconfigure
1965–70; re- + configure, by back formation from configuration
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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
AI doesn’t understand how to go in and reconfigure an entire insurance process claims management system.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 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
Not only did Pachakuti reconfigure the capital, he laid out the institutions that characterized Tawantinsuyu itself.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Atomic change suggests that the soul, like the mind, can be reconfigured as gradually as we might update a laptop one key and chip at a time.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
"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
But there was always the promise—and certainly the hope—that the reconfigured Castro could still accommodate screenings by installing temporary raked seating in the orchestra section to replace the tables.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
The Zapotec reconfigured the entire hill to build the city, slicing out terraces and platforms.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
When Hollywood beckoned, the boys answered the call, cavorting, cutting up and reconfiguring reality on the silver screen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
It is also reconfiguring stores to have less clutter and use clearer visuals to make the shopping experience easier for customers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 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
For me, marriage was more like a full-on merger, a reconfiguring of two lives into one, with the well-being of a family taking precedence over any one agenda or goal.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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