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re-engineer

verb

Etymology

From re- + engineer.

  1. derived from ingegniere — “engineer”
  2. derived from engigneour
  3. derived from ingénieur
  4. derived from *ǵenh₁-✻ — “to beget, give birth to; to produce”
  5. derived from ingenium — “innate or natural quality, nature; intelligence, natural capacity; ability, skill, talent; (Medieval Latin) engine; machine”
  6. derived from engigneor
  7. derived from enginour
  8. inherited from enginour — “one who designs, constructs, or operates military works for attack or defence, etc.; machine designer”
  9. formed as re-engineer — “re- + engineer”

Definitions

  1. To modify the design of an existing system, organization, process or product in order to…

    To modify the design of an existing system, organization, process or product in order to make it more effective, efficient or responsive.

    • 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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA