rewires

Updates electrical connections

Rewires is the verb rewire in the third person or as a plural noun.

To rewire is to replace or redo electrical wiring: The electrician rewires old houses.

Figuratively, rewiring describes fundamental changes to how something functions, especially the brain or habits: Meditation rewires neural pathways.

Therapy helped rewire her response to stress.

electrical

circuit

Closed electrical pathway

splice · junction · soldering · cable · conduit · panel · fuse · grounding · terminal · insulation

restructuring

overhaul

Complete systematic repair

alteration · adjustment · conversion · retrofitting · reconstruction · renovation · remodeling · transformation · reconditioning · rerouting

neural

brain

Seat of cognition

pathway · cognition · memory · learning · adaptation · cortex · dendrite · retraining · reconditioning · habit

Opposites
degree of change

rewirespatches

Pieces sewn over holes

band-aids · jerry-rigs · makes do · works around · kludges

direction of system state

rewiresdisconnects

Breaks a connection

severs · disables · destroys · dismantles · unplugs

change vs. preservation

rewirespreserves

Cooked fruit in sugar

maintains · leaves alone · patches · keeps · conserves

Family

rewire, rewiring, rewired, rewirable, rewirings

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G