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Definition of rewire verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

rewire

verb
 
/ˌriːˈwaɪə(r)/
 
/ˌriːˈwaɪər/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they rewire
 
/ˌriːˈwaɪə(r)/
 
/ˌriːˈwaɪər/
he / she / it rewires
 
/ˌriːˈwaɪəz/
 
/ˌriːˈwaɪərz/
past simple rewired
 
/ˌriːˈwaɪəd/
 
/ˌriːˈwaɪərd/
past participle rewired
 
/ˌriːˈwaɪəd/
 
/ˌriːˈwaɪərd/
-ing form rewiring
 
/ˌriːˈwaɪərɪŋ/
 
/ˌriːˈwaɪərɪŋ/
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  1. rewire something to put new electrical wires into a building or piece of equipment
    • The house has been rewired.
    Topics Engineeringc2, Buildingsc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryRewire is used with these nouns as the subject:
    • electrician
    Rewire is used with these nouns as the object:
    • house
    See full entry
See rewire in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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adverb
 
 
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