"reengineer" meaning in English

See reengineer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: reengineers [present, singular, third-person], reengineering [participle, present], reengineered [participle, past], reengineered [past]
Etymology: From re- + engineer. Etymology templates: {{af|en|re-|engineer}} re- + engineer Head templates: {{en-verb}} reengineer (third-person singular simple present reengineers, present participle reengineering, simple past and past participle reengineered)
  1. (transitive) To engineer again, to redesign or extensively modify in design. Tags: transitive Synonyms: re-engineer

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