rewire

American  

[ree-wahyuhr] / riˈwaɪər /

verb (used with object)

rewired, rewiring

1. to provide with new wiring.

   to rewire a house.

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verb (used without object)

rewired, rewiring

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

• rewirable adjective

Etymology

Origin of rewire

First recorded in 1900–05; re- + wire

Example Sentences

AI promises to fundamentally rewire the mechanics of how the world searches, shops, advertises and writes code, leaving no corner of these tech companies’ territory untouched.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 7, 2026

"This could one day allow us to rewire faulty connections and improve brain performance."

From Science Daily • Dec. 17, 2025

To monitor the museum’s 2.6 million square feet of floor space, however, officials said they first need to rewire the facility with 60 kilometers in cabling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

Every smirk that follows a scandal, every boast of getting away with it, threatens to rewire the public’s moral compass.

From Salon • Nov. 3, 2025

Now all he had to do was rewire the radio, send a message, and wait for his contact to arrive.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray