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

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

Surely the Dodgers can afford to retrofit those sections with something to hold on to.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2026

Airbus had been line-fitting the change since late 2022 with plans to make it available for retrofit on existing aircraft delayed by steel shortages after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

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