rewire

[ree-wahyuhr]

re·wire

[ree-wahyuhr] 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.

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Origin:
1900–05; re- + wire

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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