rewire

Verb

rewire (third-person singular simple present rewires, present participle rewiring, simple past and past participle rewired)

1. To replace or reconnect the wires of a device or installation.
   • I had to rewire the circuit where the old wires had shorted out.
   • The electrician said that we couldn't add a new outlet without rewiring.
2. To change the functionality of something by altering the parameters or logic.
   • When our companies merged, I rewired our payment processing system to handle their invoices as well.
   • Today we know now that learning literacy significantly rewires and restructures the brain.

Noun

IPA/ˈɹiːwaɪə(ɹ)/

rewire (plural rewires)

1. The act of replacing the wires of something.
   • Meanwhile, at the Nemesis site at Burton, 47760 is close to a return to traffic after a rewire and overheal.2023 November 29, “Test runs for WCR fleet returnees”, in RAIL, number 997, page 24