n.
Function: transitive verb
Date: 1843
1 : to lay out, construct, or manage as an engineer < engineer a bridge>
2 a : to contrive or plan out usually with more or less subtle skill and craft < engineer a business deal> b : to guide the course of < engineer a rally>
3 : to modify or produce by genetic engineering <corn engineer ed to resist crop pests>
synonyms see GUIDE