reconfigure

American

[ree-kuhn-fig-yer] / ˌri kənˈfɪg yər /

verb (used with object)

reconfigured, reconfiguring

to change the shape or formation of; remodel; restructure.

reconfigure British

/ ˌriːkənˈfɪɡə /

verb

(tr) to rearrange the elements or settings of (a system, device, computer application, etc)

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Other Word Forms

reconfiguration noun

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

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

LAX’s Airfield and Terminal Modernization Program will reconfigure 4.4 miles of road and move cars previously queued along Sepulveda Boulevard onto dedicated, elevated roadways separate from local traffic.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

But beneath all the Sturm und Drang, the AI trade had already started to reconfigure itself.

From Barron's • Nov. 28, 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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