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re-engineer

re-engineer verb: to modify the design of an existing system, organization, process or product in order to make it more effective, efficient or responsive.

Verb

re-engineer (third-person singular simple present re-engineers, present participle re-engineering, simple past and past participle re-engineered)

  1. (transitive) To modify the design of an existing system, organization, process or product in order to make it more effective, efficient or responsive.
    • More specifically I would like to see whether and under what conditions we could re-engineer the utopia of a borderless world, and by extension, a borderless Africa, since, as far as I know, Africa is part of the world. And the world is part of Africa.2018 November 11, Achille Mbembe, “The idea of a borderless world”, in Africa Is a Country
    • The first to be converted is 319010, which was re-engineered internally by Gemini Rail Services at Wolverton Works and is now at Brush Traction, Loughborough, being fitted with diesel gensets.2020 December 8, Richard Clinnick, “'319' conversion advances Orion freight plans”, in Rail, pages 14–15

Forms of re-engineer

third-person singular presentre-engineers
present participlere-engineering
past participlere-engineered
pastre-engineered
alternative formreengineer

Origin of re-engineer

From re- + engineer.

Questions about re-engineer

What does re-engineer mean?
Re-engineer means to modify the design of an existing system, organization, process or product in order to make it more effective, efficient or responsive.
What part of speech is re-engineer?
Re-engineer is a verb.
What is the past tense of re-engineer?
The past tense of re-engineer is re-engineered.

Words near re-engineer in the dictionary

  1. re-engaged
  2. re-engages
  3. re-engaging
  4. re-engine
  5. re-engined
  6. re-engineer
  7. re-engineered
  8. re-engineering
  9. re-engineerings
  10. re-engineers
  11. re-engines

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