Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reengineer

/ɹiˌɛndʒənˈɪɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables: reengi-neer
IPA: /ɹiˌɛndʒənˈɪɹ/

11

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To engineer again, to redesign or extensively modify in design.

Transitive verb

Etymology

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

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

reengineers (present, singular) reengineering (participle, present) reengineered (participle, past) reengineered (past) re-engineer (alternative)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce reengineer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹiˌɛndʒənˈɪɹ/.
What does reengineer mean?: To engineer again, to redesign or extensively modify in design.
Where does reengineer come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English engineer English reengineer From re- + engineer.

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