re-engine

UK/ɹiːɛnd͡ʒɪn/

A form of reengine — To put in a new engine.

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Meanings

verbre-engine (third-person singular simple present re-engines, present participle re-engining, simple past and past participle re-engined)

present singular third person re-engines · participle present re-engining · participle past re-engined · past re-engined

  1. alternativeAlternative form of reengine.

    Instead of something completely new, with all the inherent delays associated with testing and the high risk of failure, it was suggested in some circles that it might be possible to re-engine an existing type and beef up its bogies and suspension.

    2020 April 8, Howard Johnston, “East-ended? When the ECML was at risk”, in Rail, page 68

Origin

From re- + engine.

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APA

re-engine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re-engine

MLA

“re-engine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re-engine. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “re-engine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re-engine.

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