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re·wire
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riˈwaɪər
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ree-
wahy
uh
r
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verb,
re·wired,
re·wir·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to provide with new
wiring
:
to rewire a house.
verb (used without object)
2.
to install new
wiring
.
Origin:
1900–05;
re-
+
wire
Related forms
re·wir·a·ble,
adjective
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rewire
(riːˈwaɪə)
—
vb
(
tr
) to provide (a house, engine, etc) with new wiring
re'wirable
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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