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2 7.3
To put a motor into a vehicle or machine
  • verb
  • /ˈɛn.dʒɪn/
  • Archaic
: motorizar
  • The company plans to engine the new models with more efficient engines to reduce fuel consumption.

Examples

  • In the workshop, the team will engine the drone to improve its aerodynamics and flight capability.

  • They worked together to engine the electric vehicle with advanced technology for better performance.

  • Our mission is to engineer intelligence.

  • And until you decide on we want our life to look like this and we're going to reverse engineer starting today to build it together.

  • Do you think this is possible to bridge the gap between our engineered computing systems and the messy biological systems?

  • Or maybe you could take cells from the pancreas of an individual donor, genetically engineer them so that they grow in culture, right?

  • That's why Stopbox USA engineered by the Stopbox Pro, a game changing patented push button locking system that's entirely mechanical.

Antonyms

∞ 1.5

To move something or someone away from a place

Idioms

To use much more effort or help than needed to do a small task

Compounds

search engine
  • Specialized
120 2.9

A computer program that finds web pages and information on the internet

40 4.1

The room on a ship, train, or in a building where the engine and other machines are kept and run

jet engine
  • Specialized
20 3.7

An engine that pushes a plane by shooting out fast hot air

19 1.6

A large vehicle that carries firefighters and tools to fight fires

steam engine
  • Specialized
14 3.5

A machine that uses steam from hot water to move parts like pistons or wheels

10 4.5

A machine that burns fuel inside to make power to move a car or plane

diesel engine
  • Specialized
9 2.8

An engine that burns diesel fuel to make power

A situation in which an engine stops working or does not work properly

engine block
  • Specialized
8 4.0

A metal part of an engine that holds the cylinders and channels for cooling

rocket engine
  • Specialized
6 3.6

A machine that makes a push by throwing out its own fuel very fast for spaceships or missiles

5 3.2

A machine that burns petrol to make power for cars

gasoline engine
  • Specialized
5 3.2

A machine that burns gasoline to make power for vehicles and machines

ion engine
  • Specialized
4 6.6

An engine for spacecraft that pushes them by firing tiny charged particles very fast using electricity

aircraft engine
  • Specialized
2 3.5

A machine that gives power to a plane so it can fly

heat engine
  • Specialized
2 5.0

A machine that uses heat to make movement or power

auxiliary engine
  • Specialized
1 6.1

A small motor on a ship that gives extra power or runs equipment like an anchor winch

automobile engine
  • Specialized
1 2.7

A machine that makes a car move by using fuel or electricity

four-stroke engine
  • Specialized
1 4.4

A machine that makes power using four piston movements in one cycle

ramjet engine
  • Specialized
1 8.1

An engine with no moving parts that needs very high speed to work

rotary engine
  • Specialized
1 6.9

A machine that makes power by turning parts around a central point, used in cars or planes

graphic engine
  • Specialized
1 4.5

A program that creates and shows images on a computer screen

tank engine
  • Archaic
1 5.0

A steam train that carries its own fuel and water without another car behind it

turbofan engine
  • Specialized
1 5.1

A jet motor with a large front fan that pushes extra air to make the plane move forward

A machine on train tracks that pulls or pushes trains

1 3.3

A person who controls a train's engine

turbojet engine
  • Specialized
1 5.7

A machine that burns fuel and pushes an aircraft forward by sending out fast hot air

donkey engine
  • Archaic
1 7.9

A small vehicle that moves rail cars around in a rail yard

Wankel rotary engine
  • Specialized
1 7.8

A car engine that makes power using a spinning three-sided piece instead of moving pistons

donkey engine
  • Archaic
1 8.6

A small machine on a ship that helps lift the anchor or heavy cargo

reciprocating engine
  • Specialized
1 6.7

An engine in which pistons move up and down in cylinders to turn a shaft

radial engine
  • Specialized
1 7.1

A motor with cylinders arranged in a circle around a central hub used in aircraft

Wankel engine
  • Specialized
1 8.0

A motor that makes power by a three-sided rotor turning inside an oval chamber

1 7.7

A machine like a steam engine that burns fuel outside its cylinder to use the heat to make motion

switch engine
  • Specialized
1 6.6

A small vehicle that moves train cars inside a rail yard

pilot engine
  • Archaic
1 7.6

A train engine that goes ahead to check the track for obstacles

gas engine
  • Specialized
1 3.3

A machine that burns natural gas to make power for vehicles or generators

engine cooling system
  • Specialized
1 3.7

The system that removes heat from a car engine to stop overheating

1 5.2

A diesel engine that injects fuel directly into the chamber where it burns

traction engine
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A steam-powered vehicle with wheels that pulls heavy loads on farms and roads

reaction engine
  • Specialized
1 6.0

A machine like a jet or rocket that pushes a vehicle by throwing fast gas out the back

fanjet engine
  • Specialized
1 6.8

A jet engine with a large front fan that pushes extra air to make more power and save fuel

9.6

An engine that often stops working and leaves you stranded

epitrochoidal engine
  • Specialized
9.9

An engine with a three-sided part that turns in a curved path instead of pistons

A machine that burns fuel inside and makes power in four piston strokes

hydrokinetic engine
  • Specialized
8.7

A machine that uses moving or falling water to make power

7.1

A machine that pushes a rocket or other spacecraft forward by shooting out fast gases

repulsorlift engine
  • Literature
9.9

A device in science fiction that makes vehicles float above the ground

valve-in-head engine
  • Specialized
8.5

An engine with the parts that let air in and let exhaust out at the top of the cylinders

How Powered

to power
270 3.7
to engine
  • Archaic
2 7.3
to motorize
  • US
1 4.8

Surface Forms

engine infinitive
engineered past
engineered past participle
engineering present participle
engines third person singular

Etymology

Engined (the verb) comes from the noun engine, which comes from Latin ingenium ('natural skill') and Old French engin ('clever device'), so to 'engine' a vehicle means to put a power machine into it or equip it with an engine.