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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Similarly, leaders can assign teams a conference room or group of cubicles for the duration of a project, letting them reconfigure, put things on the walls, make it theirs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
The rush is on to reconfigure the guts of the electric grid.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
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
Not only did Pachakuti reconfigure the capital, he laid out the institutions that characterized Tawantinsuyu itself.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
It still plans to create many of those shows for iPlayer - and BBC Two in Scotland will be reconfigured to deliver Scotland-only programming.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
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
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
A self-taught electrician, Tsalig was in high demand to install electricity in our neighbors' newly reconfigured cellars.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
"There is definitely an increase in there and it is partially related to tariffs," she said, noting that in some cases automakers are reconfiguring plants or making use of underutilized capacity.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 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
He said that eight years ago in the last CAA meeting on reconfiguring league members, proposals were allowed to be withdrawn, setting a precedent.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2025
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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