"rework" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈriːwɜː(r)k/ Audio: en-us-rework.ogg [US] Forms: rework [singular], reworks [plural]
Etymology: re- + work Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|re|work}} re- + work Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A rework is the act of redoing something.
    Sense id: simple-rework-en-noun-Ze2fUFEl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with re-

Verb

IPA: /riːˈwɜː(r)k/ Forms: rework [canonical], reworks [third-person, singular], reworked [past], reworked [past, participle], reworking [present, participle]
Etymology: re- + work Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|re|work}} re- + work Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you rework something, you redo it.
    Sense id: simple-rework-en-verb-R-ECA8Td
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