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re·wire
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verb,
re·wired,
re·wir·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to provide with new
wiring
:
to rewire a house.
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verb (used without object)
2.
to install new
wiring
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Origin:
1900–05;
re-
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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
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