as in to rebuild
to provide (something) with new parts that were not available when it was originally built
The factory has been retrofitted to meet the new safety regulations. We can retrofit your car with the new fuel system.
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Recent Examples of retrofit
The project was acquired up by New Line Cinema, which produced Seven, and had the story retrofitted to be a vehicle for Freeman's character, Detective Somerset.
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Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Sep. 2025
That would include applying protective stone along vulnerable shorelines, retrofitting plumbing and electrical throughout the town and raising the system of one-lane roads for transportation.
—Julie Depenbrock, NPR, 22 Sep. 2025
With 100,000 large vessels in operation globally, retrofitting is a huge opportunity.
—Michaila Byrne, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
The chief advantage is integrating with current manufacturing lines, so companies can retrofit their plants rather than invest in brand-new production infrastructure.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
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Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Sep. 2025
That would include applying protective stone along vulnerable shorelines, retrofitting plumbing and electrical throughout the town and raising the system of one-lane roads for transportation.
—Julie Depenbrock, NPR, 22 Sep. 2025
With 100,000 large vessels in operation globally, retrofitting is a huge opportunity.
—Michaila Byrne, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
The chief advantage is integrating with current manufacturing lines, so companies can retrofit their plants rather than invest in brand-new production infrastructure.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
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After taking the head coaching job in 2023, Golesh rebuilt a program that had won just four games in its last 33 contests.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Oct. 2025
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And then these towns of Claypool, Miami, Globe, and the San Carlos Apache (Indian Reservation) are going to be basically rebuilding again.—
Ray Stern,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Elanco's move jumpstarts the OneHealth Innovation District, a partnership with Purdue to build an advanced science hub.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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Switzerland, like Germany, built its 20th-century industrial economy on training and valuing all types of workers—those that work with their hands and those that work at a desk.—
Peter Vanham,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Retrofit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrofit. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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