to reconfigure
- verb
- /ˌriːkənˈfɪɡər/
- Specialized
- We reconfigured the exhaust pipes... and moved them closer to the front.
- reconfigure the network
- reconfigure dynamically
- easily reconfigured
We must support our faculty as they take the lead in reconfiguring the map of knowledge.
- We must support our faculty as they take the lead in reconfiguring the map of knowledge.
- It folds or reconfigures into the next generation iPhone.
- As the threat waned, they instead reconfigured.
- Like reconfigure your intuition about a a particular problem.
- Nobody wants to rent them, so we've had a lot of success in coming in and reconfiguring them into smaller spaces.
- If you want to reset your router and then reconfigure your ISP settings, you should be OK.
- And these physical states of affairs can reconfigure themselves so as to produce particles or the universe.
- I just heard a thing that Michael Keaton talked about, about how he reconfigured his mindset for auditions.
- So this is an important way to sort of reconfigure our our views on property, possessions and wealth.
- A lot of times it's reconfiguring your perspective to get something guaranteed to propel you forward.
- cycles that are very well known, very well defined, the vehicle would internally switch or reconfigure to a verification mode, right?
Examples
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If you want to reset your router and then reconfigure your ISP settings, you should be OK.
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If the economy's basic institutional relations are not reconfigured, then the program will not succeed.
Academic text (1993) -
It's supposed to help reconfigure damaged data.
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And thus the wheels allow me to reconfigure this shop the way I need to.
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I'm ah, working on a job upstairs to reconfigure the office space.
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So we had to reconfigure the ground voice system to allow the the Capcom to communicate.
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The Three Nations International Crossing was significantly reconfigured, but it was once again open to commerce.
Academic text (2011) -
We reconfigured Jarvis's matrix to create something new.
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I've tripled the RAM and reconfigured the circuitry.
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The technicians will need to reconfigure the software settings to improve performance.
Synonyms
To change something so it is in the right position or works correctly
Make small changes to something to make it more useful
To change something so it fits a new use or situation
Organize something in a new way so it works better
Change the look or plan of something, like a website, to make it better
To move things so they are in a new order
To change the settings of a device like a computer for a specific use
To change the way something is arranged to make it work better
To change something to make it look or work better
To change the shape and look of something, usually a room or building
To change something again to make it better
Adjust a device or instrument so it works correctly
Change parts of a room or building to make it look new
Change a device's instructions or settings so it works differently
Present an idea in a different form or style
Change a plan or system to make it work better
Change a process, system or product to make it work better
To change something into a new or different form
To change something a little so it works better
To change how something is shaped or how it works
Arrange parts again in a new way, like a picture or song
Change which keys or buttons do certain actions on a device
To change the machines and how a factory works to make it work better
To change the way a company or team works to meet new goals
To change the settings of a program or device
How Extensive
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Reconfigure starts with re- meaning 'again' and the root configure comes from a word meaning 'to shape', the same root as in figure. So, to reconfigure something is to 'shape it again' — to change its arrangement or settings so it works better.