reengineer

Or re-en·gi·neer

[ree-en-juh-neer]

verb (used with object)

1. to engineer anew.

   to reengineer a motor to make it more efficient.

Word History and Origins

Origin of reengineer¹

First recorded in 1940–45; re- + engineer

Example Sentences

These enzymes worked but were difficult to reengineer for new DNA targets, making them slow and cumbersome to use.

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But buried within the chaos is a handful of provisions that reflect something far more methodical: a targeted effort to weaponize the federal law around tax-exempt organizations to punish political enemies and reengineer civil society.

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“If we want to actually fix this river system for the long term, we have to have a thorough debate about how to reengineer Glen Canyon Dam.”

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They aim to use stem cell techniques to reengineer those cells and develop them into sex cells, building off similar work in lab mice.

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In California and Nevada, respectively, President Clinton and former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid worked assiduously to reengineer the states’ political DNA.

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