rewire

American  

[ree-wahyuhr] / riˈwaɪər /

verb (used with object)

rewires, present (3rd person singular) rewired, past participle, past rewiring present participle

1. to provide with new wiring.

   to rewire a house.

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verb (used without object)

rewires, present (3rd person singular) rewired, past participle, past rewiring present participle

1. to install new wiring.

rewire British  

/ riːˈwaɪə /

verb

1. (tr) to provide (a house, engine, etc) with new wiring

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• rewirable
  adjective

Conjugated Forms

Present

• have rewired
  perfect
• has rewired
  perfect 3rd person singular
• have been rewiring
  perfect progressive
• am rewiring
  progressive 1st person singular
• has been rewiring
  perfect progressive 3rd person singular
• is rewiring
  progressive 3rd person singular
• are rewiring
  progressive
• rewires
  singular 3rd person
• rewiring
  participle

Past

• had rewired
  perfect
• had been rewiring
  perfect progressive
• were rewiring
  progressive plural
• was rewiring
  progressive singular
• rewired
  simple
• rewired
  participle

Future

• will rewire
  simple
• will have rewired
  perfect
• will have been rewiring
  perfect progressive
• will be rewiring
  progressive

Etymology

Origin of rewire

First recorded in 1900–05; re- + wire

Example Sentences

The UK government is banking on AI to help "rewire" the state and boost efficiency across Whitehall.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

With uncertainty looming over the future of free trade in North America, Carney has sought to rewire an economy that has long relied on deepening economic integration with the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

These things do not have to rewire every element of day-to-day life to be unbelievable.

From Slate • May 24, 2026

One answer lies in boosting neuroplasticity — the brain’s ability to rewire itself.

From Science Daily • Feb. 19, 2026

It was hard to rewire her brain to see it differently.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson