rewire

ˌriːˈwaɪər

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Definition of rewire - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

modificationchange or adjust something to function differently

He had to rewire the robot's circuitry for better performance..

reconfigure

reprogram

electrical

TECH.

replace or reconnect the wires of a device

TECH.

The electrician will rewire the old lamp.

reconnect

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rewire your brain

change the way your brain thinks

Meditation can help rewire your brain for better focus.

Origin of rewire

English, re- (again) + wire (to connect with wire)

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neuroplasticity

learning science

capacity of the brain to rewire by building new nerve links

Examples of rewire in a sentence

The technician will rewire the network to improve speed.
He decided to rewire the entire house.
They need to rewire the circuit for safety.

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French:reconfigurer, recâbler, ...
German:neu verdrahten, neu verkabeln, ...
Italian:ricablare, ...
Spanish:reconfigurar, recablear, ...
Portuguese:religar, substituir os fios, ...
Chinese:重新调整, 重新布线, ...
Japanese:再配線する, 配線し直す, ...
Arabic:أعاد توصيل, أَعَادَ تَوْصِيلَ الأَسْلَاكِ, ...
Hebrew:לְחַוֵּט מֵחָדָשׁ, לַחְוֵט, ...
Russian:перепрограммировать, переподключать, ...
Ukrainian:перепрограмувати, перепідключити, ...
Hindi:फिर से तार जोड़ना, तार बदलना, ...
Bengali:পুনর্বিন্যাস করা, তার বদলানো, ...
Catalan:recablejar, recablear, ...
Czech:přeprogramovat, přepojit, ...
Danish:omkoble, omfortråde, ...
Dutch:herbedraden, opnieuw bedraden, ...
Greek:επανασυνδέω, επανακαλωδιώνω, ...
Hungarian:újrahuzalozni, újravezetékelni, ...
Khmer:កែប្រែប្រព័ន្ធខ្សែភ្លើងឡើងវិញ, តខ្សែភ្លើងឡើងវិញ, ...
Korean:재설정하다, 교체하다, ...
Persian:دوباره سیم کشی کردن, سیم‌کشی مجدد کردن, ...
Polish:przeprogramować, przełączyć, ...
Portuguese (BR):reconfigurar, reinstalar a fiação, ...
Romanian:a reconfigura, a reconecta, ...
Swedish:omprogrammera, dra om, ...
Thai:เดินวงจรใหม่, เดินสายไฟใหม่, ...
Turkish:yeniden düzenlemek, yeniden bağlamak, ...
Vietnamese:đấu lại mạch, đi lại dây, ...

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