Definition of retool Retool

/ɹituˈl/ - [reetul] - re•tool

We found 4 definitions of retool from 3 different sources.

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What does retool mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

retools, retooling, retooled  

retool - revise or reorganize, especially for the purpose of updating and improving; "We must retool the town's economy"
  revise
  reorganise, reorganize, shake up organize anew; "We must reorganize the company if we don't want to go under"
retool - provide (a workshop or factory) with new tools
  substitute, interchange, replace, exchange put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items; "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"; "synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning"
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Part of speech

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  • retool, verb, present, 1st person singular of retool (infinitive).
  • retool, verb (infinitive).

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Sign Language

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