Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

re-engineer

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.43 in modern English

Syllables: re-engi-neer
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To modify the design of an existing system, organization, process or product in order to make it more effective, efficient or responsive.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"More specifically I would like to see whether and under what conditions we could re-engineer the utopia of a borderless world, and by extension, a borderless Africa, since, as far as I know, Africa is part of the world. And the world is part of Africa."
"The first to be converted is 319010, which was re-engineered internally by Gemini Rail Services at Wolverton Works and is now at Brush Traction, Loughborough, being fitted with diesel gensets."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English engineer English re-engineer From re- + engineer.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

re-engineers (present, singular) re-engineering (participle, present) re-engineered (participle, past) re-engineered (past) reengineer (alternative)

Questions

What does re-engineer mean?: To modify the design of an existing system, organization, process or product in order to make it more effective, efficient or responsive.
Where does re-engineer come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English engineer English re-engineer From re- + engineer.

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