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rewire

ri:'waiә4 senses · 86 ms
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verb/ɹiːˈwaɪə(ɹ)/
  1. 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. 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/ˈɹiːwaɪə(ɹ)/
  1. 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.

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