reengineer

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verb

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

OriginEnglish engineer ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

verbreengineer (third-person singular simple present reengineers, present participle reengineering, simple past and past participle reengineered)

present singular third person reengineers · participle present reengineering · participle past reengineered · past reengineered · alternative re-engineer

  1. transitiveTo engineer again, to redesign or extensively modify in design.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishengineer
  7. Englishreengineer

From re- + engineer.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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