Engine
/end͡ʒən/
The meaning and definition of Engine, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
noun
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A software or hardware system responsible for a specific technical task (usually with qualifying word).
“a graphics engine”
- A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc.
verb
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To equip with an engine; said especially of steam vessels.
“Vessels are often built by one firm and engined by another.”
- To contrive; to put into action.
Definitions from the Free Dictionary API
Origin
From Middle English engin, from Old French engin, from Latin ingenium.
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Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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