rewire
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
verb
Other Word Forms
- rewirable adjective
Etymology
Origin of rewire
Example Sentences
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Through some inventive structures and a playful rewiring of romantic tropes going back to Homer, Groff stitches together a portrait of a marriage that she then carefully unravels.
From Los Angeles Times
But Germany shows how hard it is to rewire relations with China.
One answer lies in boosting neuroplasticity — the brain’s ability to rewire itself.
From Science Daily
The researchers found that the most significant gene disruptions occur in excitatory neurons -- the nerve cells that send activating signals -- where nearly 6,000 cause-and-effect interactions revealed extensive genetic rewiring as Alzheimer's progresses.
From Science Daily
Second, we already know that the brain is “plastic,” meaning it rewires itself.
From MarketWatch
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