"re-engine" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ɹiːɛnd͡ʒɪn/ [UK] Forms: re-engines [present, singular, third-person], re-engining [participle, present], re-engined [participle, past], re-engined [past]
Etymology: From re- + engine. Etymology templates: {{af|en|re-|engine}} re- + engine Head templates: {{en-verb}} re-engine (third-person singular simple present re-engines, present participle re-engining, simple past and past participle re-engined)
  1. Alternative form of reengine. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: reengine

Inflected forms

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