retrofit

[re-troh-fit, re-troh-fit, re-troh-fit] / ˈrɛ troʊˌfɪt, ˌrɛ troʊˈfɪt, ˈrɛ troʊˌfɪt /

VERB

adapt for use with something older

Synonyms

STRONGEST

backfit

STRONG

modify reconstruct recycle

WEAK

add furnish install modernize overhaul render tweak

Example Sentences

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Kids won’t have the same challenges we have of trying to retrofit old assumptions and will start with a clean slate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

However, he posited that the uptick in spending could be indicative of Amazon’s “inherent advantage in being able to retrofit existing AWS infrastructure,” meaning that the company could bring capacity online faster than its peers.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 11, 2026

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

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

The EAC suggested offering people better incentives to build and live in "carbon-friendly homes", or to retrofit existing ones.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 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