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

“There is this insane new piece of technology that is fundamentally going to rewire how we work. Some companies are going to make it, some companies are not,” Huang said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Feb. 19, 2026

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

Probably, one resident told me, because our brains haven’t had time to rewire themselves from the expectation of what we’re used to.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2026

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