Reconfigure

verb

verb ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To arrange into a new configuration.

    "In order to grant the rich these pleasures, the social contract is reconfigured. The welfare state is dismantled. Essential public services are cut so that the rich may pay less tax. […]"

Example

More examples

"The network techs had to reconfigure how they multiplex audio and video signals for the live stream."

Etymology

From re- + configure.

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