rewire

present singular third person rewires · participle present rewiring · participle past rewired · past 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.

   2 more examples

   The electrician said that we couldn't add a new outlet without rewiring.

   During those overhauls the locomotives were also rewired, updated, and had any corrosion dealt with.

   2019 October 23, Pip Dunn, “The next king of Scotland”, in Rail, page 50

2. To change the functionality of something by altering the parameters or logic.

   Today we know now that learning literacy significantly rewires and restructures the brain.

   1 more example

   When our companies merged, I rewired our payment processing system to handle their invoices as well.

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