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

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.
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.