reengineer
verb
re·en·gi·neer
(ˌ)rē-ˌen-jə-ˈnir 
reengineered; reengineering; reengineers
1
: to engineer again or anew : redesign
reengineered the chassis
2
: to reorganize the operations of (an organization) so as to improve efficiency
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But although Ankara has flirted with intervention during the Astana talks and may at some point opt for limited cross-border deployments, Turkey doesn’t appear to have either the capacity or the commitment to completely reengineer the opposition politics of northwestern Syria.
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Aron Lund, Foreign Affairs, 15 Sep. 2017
In California and Nevada, respectively, President Clinton and former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid worked assiduously to reengineer the states’ political DNA.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2023
What’s actually happening is that ideologically motivated higher education leadership have been using the pretext of financial exigency to reengineer higher education.
—Aaron R. Hanlon, The New Republic, 23 Oct. 2023
The apotheosis of such work may be the development of chimeric antigen receptor T cell, or CAR-T, therapies, which debuted in 2017 and reengineer the body’s own specialized immune system cells to combat cancers.
—Maryn McKenna, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2020
In contrast, an autonomous understanding system could help reengineer the warehouse design to further increase performance in the same space.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Nov. 2022
Quality of candidates no longer matters; the idea is to subtly reengineer the standards of choice.
—Armond White, National Review, 27 Jan. 2023
These are important moments to sharpen our focus, reengineer our cost base and direct our talent and capital to our highest priorities.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Jan. 2023
These are important moments to sharpen our focus, reengineer our cost base, and direct our talent and capital to our highest priorities.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Jan. 2023
Aron Lund, Foreign Affairs, 15 Sep. 2017
In California and Nevada, respectively, President Clinton and former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid worked assiduously to reengineer the states’ political DNA.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2023
What’s actually happening is that ideologically motivated higher education leadership have been using the pretext of financial exigency to reengineer higher education.
—Aaron R. Hanlon, The New Republic, 23 Oct. 2023
The apotheosis of such work may be the development of chimeric antigen receptor T cell, or CAR-T, therapies, which debuted in 2017 and reengineer the body’s own specialized immune system cells to combat cancers.
—Maryn McKenna, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2020
In contrast, an autonomous understanding system could help reengineer the warehouse design to further increase performance in the same space.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Nov. 2022
Quality of candidates no longer matters; the idea is to subtly reengineer the standards of choice.
—Armond White, National Review, 27 Jan. 2023
These are important moments to sharpen our focus, reengineer our cost base and direct our talent and capital to our highest priorities.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Jan. 2023
These are important moments to sharpen our focus, reengineer our cost base, and direct our talent and capital to our highest priorities.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Jan. 2023
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First Known Use
1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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