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retrofit

[re-troh-fit, re-troh-fit, re-troh-fit] / ˈrɛ troʊˌfɪt, ˌrɛ troʊˈfɪt, ˈrɛ troʊˌfɪt /
VERB
adapt for use with something older
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The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has said it has stepped up a crackdown on retrofit bulbs, with sellers facing potential fines of up to £1,000.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

Updates will include access improvements, new mechanical and electric systems, a seismic retrofit, and space reconfigurations.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

Riot Platforms will make around $90 million in capital expenditures to retrofit the Rockdale facility.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

People in Lexington hope Tyson will retrofit or sell its plant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

The Center has since benefitted by a forty-million-dollar retrofit, but there's still enough forest and swamp on the facility for the Border Patrol to put in tracking practice.

From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Sterling, Bruce