reverse engineer
verb
reverse engineered; reverse engineering; reverse engineers
: to disassemble and examine or analyze in detail (a product or device) to discover the concepts involved in manufacture usually in order to produce something similar
reverse engineering
noun
Examples of reverse engineer in a Sentence
They reverse engineered the software.
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Today, the rare earth refining industry is scrambling to reverse engineer Chinese technologies or innovate entirely new ones.
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 17 June 2025
The company’s turnaround is especially timely as Marine Electric repairs, reverse engineers, and modernizes end-of-life products originally manufactured by now defunct defense contractors.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 13 May 2025
In the case of the Alan Mann Racing 68 Edition, that meant taking apart and laser scanning every component of Ford’s 1968 championship winner—still looked after by Henry Mann—then creating a CAD model to reverse engineer an exact replica.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 28 May 2025
Then, reverse engineer a roadmap to increase your valuation over the next 12 months.
—Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 17 June 2025
The company’s turnaround is especially timely as Marine Electric repairs, reverse engineers, and modernizes end-of-life products originally manufactured by now defunct defense contractors.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 13 May 2025
In the case of the Alan Mann Racing 68 Edition, that meant taking apart and laser scanning every component of Ford’s 1968 championship winner—still looked after by Henry Mann—then creating a CAD model to reverse engineer an exact replica.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 28 May 2025
Then, reverse engineer a roadmap to increase your valuation over the next 12 months.
—Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for reverse engineer
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“Reverse engineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reverse%20engineer. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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