rewire

[ ree-wahyuhr ]

verb (used with object)

, re·wired, re·wir·ing.

1. to provide with new wiring:

   to rewire a house.

verb (used without object)

, re·wired, re·wir·ing.

1. to install new wiring.

rewire

/ riːˈwaɪə /

verb

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

Derived Forms

• reˈwirable, adjective

Other Words From

• re·wira·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of rewire¹

First recorded in 1900–05; re- + wire

Example Sentences

“I’ve had to rewire exactly what success looks like. I’m working really hard, and I’m showing up, and that matters to me,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times

Skoulas advised staying away from places where you used to drink regularly while you set new, healthful patterns and rewire your brain.

From Los Angeles Times

The new retirement is a rewire to their next career.

From New York Times

Kemere underscored that almost all plasticity research -- which examines the mechanisms that allow neurons to rewire and form new representations -- looks at what happens during waking periods as stimuli are being presented rather than during sleep when the relevant stimuli are absent.

From Science Daily

“I’m going to have to do a little bit more research and understand some of the history to kind of rewire my brain on some of the best players.”

From Los Angeles Times