reconfigure
verb
re·con·fig·ure
(ˌ)rē-kən-ˈfi-gyər
especially British -ˈfi-gə
reconfigured; reconfiguring; reconfigures
: to rearrange (something) into an altered form, figure, shape, or layout : to configure (something) again or in a new way
Back in the business end of the airplane, built-in features allow the single loadmaster to reconfigure the cargo bay for different types of loads in under an hour in flight.—Richard DeMeis
Neuroimaging suggested that his brain had essentially reconfigured itself—surviving neurons bypassed dead ones and forged new connections to one another.—Jeneen Interlandi
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“Reconfigure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconfigure. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.
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