engine

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈɛnd͡ʒɪn/

Verb

dated transitive obsolete

(transitive, dated) To equip with an engine; said especially of steam vessels. / (transitive, obsolete) To assault with an engine. / (transitive, obsolete) To contrive; to put into action.

Japanese Meaning

（蒸気船などにおいて）機関を装備する / 旧義：機械（エンジン）によって襲撃する / 旧義：仕掛けを実行する、または考案する

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The shipyard decided to engine the patrol boat to extend its range.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

造船所は哨戒艇にエンジンを搭載して航続距離を延ばすことに決めた。

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Sense（1）

(transitive, dated) To equip with an engine; said especially of steam vessels.

Vessels are often built by one firm and engined by another.

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Sense（2）

(transitive, obsolete) To assault with an engine.

to engine and batter our walls

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Sense（3）

(transitive, obsolete) To contrive; to put into action.

Sense（4）

(transitive, obsolete) To rack; to torture.

In the year 1433 a merchant complained to Commons that the lord of the port city of Gildo in Brittany had imprisoned a servant of his ‘and engined him so that he was in point of death’ (Rot. pari. 4.475).

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engines

（ present singular third-person ）

engining

（ participle present ）

engined

（ participle past ）

engined

（ past ）

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