Definition of retool
: to make especially minor changes or improvements
- retool for the future
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Examples of retool in a Sentence
The factory has been retooled.
The company is retooling its sales strategies.
The company is retooling for the future.
Recent Examples of retool from the Web
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Although that bill passed its first committee vote, concerns about its provisions prompted various interest groups to meet and retool it.
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Besides that, Bush's New Hampshire shellacking forced his reeling strategists to retool their message.
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Now the collateral damage is becoming clear, as philanthropic efforts that relied on these figures’ celebrity have been derailed or forced to retool.
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As teams retooled their rosters in the first moments of free agency, the Chargers unsurprisingly took a more subtle approach.
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The Cubs were one of the more aggressive teams in the free-agent market, retooling their pitching staff in December with the addition of Tyler Chatwood, Brandon Morrow and Steve Cishek and signing Yu Darvish in mid-February.
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The Oregon Ducks flew back to Eugene after a mixed performance at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships in College Station, Texas to retool for the outdoor season.
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Many of the changes disclosed Wednesday restructure the party’s internal agencies, which are being retooled to more efficiently project Mr. Xi’s agenda.
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The Broncos’ conference slate is broken up by Nov. 3’s visit by BYU, a team that retooled its offensive staff after a brutal 2017 season.
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First Known Use of retool
1917
RETOOL Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of retool for English Language Learners
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: to change or replace the tools or machines in (a factory, workshop, etc.)
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: to make changes to (something) in order to improve it
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