reconfigure

[ ree-kuhn-fig-yer ]

verb (used with object)

, re·con·fig·ured, re·con·fig·ur·ing.

1. to change the shape or formation of; remodel; restructure.

reconfigure

/ ˌriːkənˈfɪɡə /

verb

1. tr to rearrange the elements or settings of (a system, device, computer application, etc)

Other Words From

• recon·figu·ration noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of reconfigure¹

1965–70; re- + configure, by back formation from configuration

Example Sentences

Since taking power in a coup in 2021, Mali's junta has sought to reconfigure its political and trade relationships with international partners.

From BBC

WWE and UFC owner TKO Group Holdings Inc. on Thursday said it will acquire three businesses from Beverly Hills-based Endeavor Group Holdings, including Professional Bull Riders, in the latest move by mogul Ari Emanuel to reconfigure his sports and entertainment empire.

From Los Angeles Times

What Edward has been privately pursuing is a groundbreaking medical procedure that would reconfigure his face and flip the script of his life.

From Los Angeles Times

His plays track the myriad ways people reconfigure one another, at work, at home and in the local community.

From Los Angeles Times

The proposed update would reconfigure where those warehouses could be built, from an area closer to the freeway to a more discrete location, he said.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• rearrange
• recompose
• reconstruct
• redesign
• reform
• reshape