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re·wire

 (rē-wīr′)
v. re·wired, re·wir·ing, re·wires
v.tr.
To provide with new wiring: rewired the old house.
v.intr.
To install new wiring.
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rewire

(riːˈwaɪə)
vb
(Electrical Engineering) (tr) to provide (a house, engine, etc) with new wiring
reˈwirable adj
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rewire


Past participle: rewired
Gerund: rewiring

Imperative
rewire
rewire
Present
I rewire
you rewire
he/she/it rewires
we rewire
you rewire
they rewire
Preterite
I rewired
you rewired
he/she/it rewired
we rewired
you rewired
they rewired
Present Continuous
I am rewiring
you are rewiring
he/she/it is rewiring
we are rewiring
you are rewiring
they are rewiring
Present Perfect
I have rewired
you have rewired
he/she/it has rewired
we have rewired
you have rewired
they have rewired
Past Continuous
I was rewiring
you were rewiring
he/she/it was rewiring
we were rewiring
you were rewiring
they were rewiring
Past Perfect
I had rewired
you had rewired
he/she/it had rewired
we had rewired
you had rewired
they had rewired
Future
I will rewire
you will rewire
he/she/it will rewire
we will rewire
you will rewire
they will rewire
Future Perfect
I will have rewired
you will have rewired
he/she/it will have rewired
we will have rewired
you will have rewired
they will have rewired
Future Continuous
I will be rewiring
you will be rewiring
he/she/it will be rewiring
we will be rewiring
you will be rewiring
they will be rewiring
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been rewiring
you have been rewiring
he/she/it has been rewiring
we have been rewiring
you have been rewiring
they have been rewiring
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been rewiring
you will have been rewiring
he/she/it will have been rewiring
we will have been rewiring
you will have been rewiring
they will have been rewiring
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been rewiring
you had been rewiring
he/she/it had been rewiring
we had been rewiring
you had been rewiring
they had been rewiring
Conditional
I would rewire
you would rewire
he/she/it would rewire
we would rewire
you would rewire
they would rewire
Past Conditional
I would have rewired
you would have rewired
he/she/it would have rewired
we would have rewired
you would have rewired
they would have rewired
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.rewire - provide with new wiring; "the university rewired the dormitories when most students brought computers and television sets"
wire - provide with electrical circuits; "wire the addition to the house"
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rewire

[ˈriːˈwaɪəʳ] VT [+ house] → rehacer la instalación eléctrica de
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

rewire

[ˌriːˈwaɪər] vt [+ house] → refaire l'installation électrique de
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

rewire

vtneu verkabeln
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

rewire

[ˌriːˈwaɪəʳ] vt (house) → rifare l'impianto elettrico di
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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