Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reprogram

/ɹipɹˈoʊɡɹˌæm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables: re-pro-gram
IPA: /ɹipɹˈoʊɡɹˌæm/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To program anew or differently.

Transitive verb

verb

To make a fundamental change to the behaviour or habits of.

Transitive verb

verb

To shift funds appropriated for one government program to a different government program.

Example Sentences

"Installing a new hard drive would require a modchip that can reprogram or bypass the hard drive lock."
"Technically, DOE did not need authority to reprogram the funds as long as the spending didn't span different appropriation line items."
"This deferral is reported to give Congress time to consider a request to reprogram the funds."

Etymology

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

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

reprograms (present, singular) reprogramming (participle, present) reprograming (participle, present) reprogrammed (participle, past) reprogrammed (past) reprogramed (participle, past) reprogramed (past, rare) reprogramme (alternative)

Derived Forms

reprogrammer

Synonyms

recode

Rhymes With

program programme

Questions

How do you pronounce reprogram?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹipɹˈoʊɡɹˌæm/.
What does reprogram mean?: To program anew or differently.
Where does reprogram come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English program English reprogram From re- + program.

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