reprogram

[ree-proh-gram, -gruhm]

verb (used with object)

1. to program someone or something, especially a computer, again or in a different way.

2. to change the distribution of (funds, especially government funds) according to a new plan.

verb (used without object)

1. to program a computer again or in a different way.

Example Sentences

The researchers believe the cancer cells may reprogram themselves to have fetal attributes that make them more aggressive.

From Science Daily

"We take human kidney cells that are excreted in the urine and reprogram them to evolve into nerve cells," explains Barbara Gisevius.

From Science Daily

Butts asked to reprogram money meant for highway projects and create a payback mechanism funded through a special tax district.

From Los Angeles Times

Efforts to reprogram this equipment would be complicated by the fact that many ballots have already been mailed without a sticker, so there would be two different kinds of ballots to tabulate.

From Slate

And there is insufficient time to reprogram and test the machines in line with state standards anyway.

From Slate