rewire
Americanverb (used with object)
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rewires,
present (3rd person singular)
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rewired,
past participle, past
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rewiring
present participle
verb (used without object)
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rewires,
present (3rd person singular)
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rewired,
past participle, past
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rewiring
present participle
verb
Other Word Forms
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Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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rewiresimple
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rewiressimple
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have rewiredperfect
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has rewiredperfect
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am rewiringprogressive
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are rewiringprogressive
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is rewiringprogressive
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have been rewiringperfect progressive
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has been rewiringperfect progressive
Past
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rewiredsimple
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had rewiredperfect
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was rewiringprogressive
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were rewiringprogressive
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had been rewiringperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of rewire
Example Sentences
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See Examples For:
“You must rewire your brain. I … urge … you,” she enunciated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
The UK government is banking on AI to help "rewire" the state and boost efficiency across Whitehall.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
“At least I can rewire my house,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
These things do not have to rewire every element of day-to-day life to be unbelievable.
From Slate ● May 24, 2026
It was hard to rewire her brain to see it differently.
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
So once we accept that the brain rewires itself actively, and changes even while we are adults, the argument that brain training can make and keep your brain healthier becomes highly plausible.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 11, 2026
"The brain rewires across the lifespan. It's always strengthening and weakening connections and it's not one steady pattern - there are fluctuations and phases of brain rewiring," Dr Alexa Mousley told the BBC.
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025
In such top skaters, the brain accepts the slipping feeling and rewires connections in the cerebellum, an area linked to balance.
From New York Times ● Mar. 27, 2024
The world's largest brain study of childhood trauma has revealed how it affects development and rewires vital pathways.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 5, 2024
“That’s amazing. My mother says they’re superhuman. Their second operation augments all their muscles and rewires their nervous system. And they’re so scary-looking, a lot of people just panic the first time they see one.”
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
Addressing staff, he said it would be the "nerve centre for a rewired Britain" and not a "short-lived gimmick".
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
"That is the circuit breaker I am offering: power out of Westminster, an economy rewired for ordinary people, and good growth in every postcode," Burnham said.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
You start to realize that it’s kind of rewired people’s brains.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
The play, which takes place in the period predating smartphones, offers a microcosm of American life, not unlike the Grover’s Corners of Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town,” before our brains were all rewired.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
It also rewired my brain, transforming me into Lucille Fanny Callahan, math genius.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
"Turning neurogenesis back on may be a way to treat depression in some people by rewiring their hippocampus circuit."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
Phillips, who last week talked about rewiring his rehab mindset, has already surrendered four home runs in just seven outings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
"Our manifesto did talk about the redistribution of power, it did talk about the rewiring of our country, it did talk about taking on some of those vested interests," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
"That ultimately has to be our goal, as we see a complete rewiring of the global trading order."
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
With a little rewiring and juggling of numbers, he soon had our instrument in operation.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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