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
Much of this glazing has been retrofitted with an ultraviolet dot pattern that’s hardly perceptible to us but lifesaving for birds.
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Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
Stanford Medicine is retrofitting hospital buildings on its Peninsula campus and as part of a $200 million expansion of its Tri-Valley campus in Pleasanton.
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Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
28 June 2026
Schmitz conducted a study, published in 2020, to help identify areas around Caracas to prioritize buildings that should be retrofitted.
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Mery Mogollón,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
Engineers said that older housing erected in the 1950s and 1960s — before modern earthquake standards were adopted — may not have been retrofitted to survive such violent shaking.
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ABC News,
27 June 2026
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Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
Stanford Medicine is retrofitting hospital buildings on its Peninsula campus and as part of a $200 million expansion of its Tri-Valley campus in Pleasanton.
—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
28 June 2026
Schmitz conducted a study, published in 2020, to help identify areas around Caracas to prioritize buildings that should be retrofitted.
—
Mery Mogollón,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
Engineers said that older housing erected in the 1950s and 1960s — before modern earthquake standards were adopted — may not have been retrofitted to survive such violent shaking.
—
ABC News,
27 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrofit
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In Lebanon, at least 100,000 children risk missing out on school unless classrooms damaged by Israeli strikes are urgently repaired or rebuilt before September, the United Nations children’s agency UNICEF has warned.
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The work is being presented as the first report of a material that stores energy by physically rebuilding itself.
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Such strategies include building green roofs and courtyards to help with shading and air circulation, and using dense materials such as concrete or brick that can stabilize indoor temperatures in heat.
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The latest work uses that capability to scan the space above a chip and build a detailed electromagnetic map.
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“Retrofit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrofit. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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