reengine

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verb

To put in a new engine.

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Meanings

verbreengine (third-person singular simple present reengines, present participle reengining, simple past and past participle reengined)

present singular third person reengines · participle present reengining · participle past reengined · past reengined · alternative re-engine

  1. To put in a new engine.

    They were re-engined and modified as required, then had either turntables attached for semis or else traybodies fitted and some trailers tacked on.

    2000, Bob Foster, Birdum or Bust!, Henley Beach, SA: Seaview Press, page 47

Origin

From re- + engine.

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Translations

Spanish remotorizar
  • remotorizarto put in a new engine

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

engineer
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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